Vestnik rentgenologii i radiologii
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Vestn Rentgenol Radiol · Jul 2014
Case Reports Comparative Study[The first experience in using elastography in combination with endobronchial ultrasonography for mediastinal pathology: Preliminary assessment of feasibility and comparison of characteristics via different approaches].
To preliminarily assess the feasibility of elastography in endobronchial ultrasonography and to compare characteristics via different accesses. ⋯ Endobronchial ultrasonography elastography is technically feasible. The wall of the trachea and bronchi has no significant impact on the quality of an obtained image; elastographic data are reproducible during re-measurements. Comparison of elastographic characteristics through different approaches suggests that there is a tendency to overestimate data on lymph node density during endobronchial examination versus a transesophageal approach. Thus, the direct transfer of the accumulated data and patterns of elastographic diagnosis to an endobronchial approach is impossible and likely to require a revision of criteria to estimate malignancy-associated changes during its application.