Clin Med
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Endobronchial ultrasound has become increasingly used in the UK as a lung cancer staging and diagnostic tool. It has many applications especially in the mediastinal lymph nodes but also the vascular structures as well as the airway wall itself. ⋯ There are, however, training issues and revenue-based tariff systems have been slow to reflect this innovation. Future developments may include routine use in the assessment of central pulmonary vasculature and assessment of airway wall remodelling.