… This systematic review will aim to identify the optimal ultrasonographic features for
predicting malignancy in mediastinal LNs, and describe their potential clinical utility. …

… that endobronchial ultrasonography elastography is useful in predicting malignancy of the
… tomography, specificity and positive predictive value for malignancy increase. Therefore, …

… to be used to predict malignant and benign diagnoses.[ 7 ] Just as ultrasound doctors can
distinguish the benign and malignant lesions by ultrasound images, bronchoscopists can use …

… Ultrasonographic features of mediastinal lymph nodes can predict malignancy during
endobronchial ultrasound. When initial biopsy results are insufficient, application of an …

… Table 4 summarizes the diagnostic test parameters for each EBUS feature and each
predictive scoring system of MLNs. To predict malignancy, heterogeneous echogenicity and …

… B-mode sonography during EBUS for the prediction of benign and malignant lymph nodes.
… that elastography is more accurate for predicting malignant lymph nodes than sonography. …

… -TBNA, ultrasonographic features can be used to predict malignant and benign diagnoses,
… of malignancy. A meta-analysis revealed that endobronchial ultrasound elastography is a …

… during endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA). The
… the utility of EBUS elastography in differentiating malignant and benign mediastinal lymph …

… -SE in patients with suspected or proven lung cancer in … if EBUS-SE can help predict
malignancy in lymph nodes as an individual predictive value, and, if it can help enhance prediction …

… the predictive capacity of … of malignant lymphadenopathies among negative cytology
samples. Our results suggest that the predictive model approach proposed can complement EBUS-…