Radial probe endobronchial ultrasound for the diagnosis of peripheral lung cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 902-910

  Steinfort, D P ^a,b   Khor, Y H ^a   Manser, R L ^c   Irving, L B ^a,c  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Bronchoscopy; Pneumothorax; Solitary pulmonary nodule

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PERIPHERAL LUNG CANCER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 79953678711     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00075310     Document Type: Review

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