Central intranodal vessels to predict cytology during endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration

Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 322-328

  Satterwhite, Lewis G ^a   Berkowitz, David M ^a   Parks, Christopher S ^a   Bechara, Rabih I ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Endobronchial ultrasound; Lymph node; Lymphadenopathy; Malignancy; Nodal blood vessel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BLOOD VESSEL; CANCER CELL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION;

EID: 84856826891     PISSN: 19446586     EISSN: 19488270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e31823577d1     Document Type: Article

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