In the staging of lung cancer with positron emission tomography (PET) positive mediastinal
lymph nodes, tissue sampling is required. The performance of transbronchial needle …

Positron emission tomography with 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG-PET) is more
accurate than computed tomography for staging of mediastinal (hilar) lymph nodes. In the …

Introduction: To determine the sensitivity and accuracy of endobronchial ultrasound guided
transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for clarification of the nature of …

Study objectives To perform a prospective comparison of direct real-time endobronchial
ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), positron emission …

Background and objective Standard nodal staging of lung cancer consists of positron
emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), followed by endobronchial …

Background The role of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration
(EBUS-TBNA) following integrated PET/CT scanning in mediastinal staging of non-small cell …

OBJECTIVES Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-
TBNA) has a high diagnostic value for preoperative mediastinal staging in patients with lung …

Background Integrated positron emission tomography (PET) with computed tomography
(CT) is a useful modality to investigate lymph node metastases for non-small cell lung …

BACKGROUND The sensitivity and specificity of positron emission tomography (PET) have
been significantly improved for the identification of malignancies in recent years; however, it …

Background and Objective: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle
aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a sampling method for the patients with Non-small cell lung …