American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Aug 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyUltrathin Bronchoscopy with Multimodal Devices for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: A Randomized Trial.
The combination of an ultrathin bronchoscope, navigational technology, and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) seems to combine the best of mutual abilities for evaluating peripheral pulmonary lesions, but ultrathin bronchoscopes that allow the use of EBUS have not been developed so far. ⋯ The diagnostic yield of the UTB method is higher than that of the TB-GS method. Clinical trial registered with www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/ (UMIN 000003177).