Open AccessEvaluation and Comparison of Performance Parameters and Impact of Telepathology and Operator Experience on Endobronchial and Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration
Author(s) -
Meghan Hupp,
Subhan Khan,
H. Erhan Dinçer,
J. Shawn Mallery,
Michael Shyne,
Tetyana Mettler,
Jimmie Stewart,
Khalid Amin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of clinical pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1943-7722
pISSN - 0002-9173
DOI - 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa179
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , radiology , endoscopic ultrasound , concordance , malignancy , endobronchial ultrasound , telepathology , bronchoscopy , biopsy , pathology , telemedicine , health care , economics , economic growth
Endobronchial ultrasound- and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EBUS-/EUS-FNA) are minimally invasive techniques of diagnosing and staging malignancies. The procedures are difficult to master, requiring specific feedback for optimizing yield.