The role of Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for qualitative diagnosis of mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy: a prospective analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recently EBUS-TBNA, which has a sensitivity of 94.6%, specificity of 100% and diagnostic accuracy rate of 96.3% as previously reported, has been widely used for patients with mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy or suspected lung ca...

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Main Authors: Hu Hong, Ye Ting, Luo Xiaoyang, Chen Haiquan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/100