Open AccessA retrospective study comparing the ultrathin versus conventional bronchoscope for performing radial endobronchial ultrasound in the evaluation of peripheral pulmonary lesions
Author(s) -
Inderpaul Singh Sehgal,
Sahajal Dhooria,
Amanjit Bal,
Nalini Gupta,
Babu Ram,
Ashutosh N. Aggarwal,
Ritesh Agarwal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_115_18
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral , endobronchial ultrasound , intravascular ultrasound , lesion , nuclear medicine , supine position , lumen (anatomy) , retrospective cohort study , ultrasound , radiology , bronchoscopy , surgery
Few studies have reported on the utility of ultrathin bronchoscopes (UTBs) for performing radial probe endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). Herein, we describe our experience with UTB and conventional bronchoscope (CB) for performing radial EBUS.