Open AccessPredictive Value of Endobronchial Ultrasound Strain Elastography in Mediastinal Lymph Node Staging: The E-Predict Multicenter Study Results
Author(s) -
Roel L.J. Verhoeven,
Rocco Trisolini,
Fausto Leoncini,
Piero Candoli,
Michela Bezzi,
Alessandro Messi,
Mark Krasnik,
Chris L. de Korte,
Jouke T. Annema,
Henricus F. M. van der Heijden
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000507592
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , lymph node , nuclear medicine , lung cancer , elastography , ultrasound , radiology , endobronchial ultrasound
Systematic assessment of lymph node status by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is indicated in (suspected) lung cancer. Sampling is herein guided by nodal size and FDG-PET characteristics. Ultrasound strain elastography (SE) might further improve risk stratification. By imaging tissue deformation over time, SE computes relative tissue strain. In several tissues, a lower strain (deformation) has been associated with a higher likelihood of malignancy.