Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
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Comparative Study
Vascular image patterns of lymph nodes for the prediction of metastatic disease during EBUS-TBNA for mediastinal staging of lung cancer.
The aims of this study were to establish and assess the utility of Power/Color Doppler-mode vascular image pattern classification of lymph nodes (LN) during mediastinal staging by endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) for the prediction of metastasis in patients with lung cancer. ⋯ Vascular image patterns of LN using Power/Color Doppler mode is helpful in the prediction of metastatic LN during EBUS-TBNA.