Ultrasound-Guided Endobronchial, Endoscopic, and Transthoracic Biopsy

Marcus P. Kennedy; Carlos A. Jimenez; Rodolfo C. Morice; George A. Eapen

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1081287

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Table of Contents

Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2008; 29(4): 453-464
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1081287

Ultrasound-Guided Endobronchial, Endoscopic, and Transthoracic Biopsy

Marcus P. Kennedy¹ , Carlos A. Jimenez² , Rodolfo C. Morice² , George A. Eapen²

¹Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
²Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Advances in ultrasound technology coupled with reduced costs have provided the chest physician with novel approaches for evaluating lung and pleural diseases. This review examines the evidence for the use of three ultrasonic techniques pertinent to pulmonary disease: endobronchial ultrasound, endoscopic ultrasound, and transthoracic ultrasound.

KEYWORDS

Endobronchial ultrasound - bronchoscopy - endoscopic ultrasound - lung cancer - transthoracic ultrasound

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Marcus P KennedyM.D.

Respiratory Medicine, Sligo General Hospital

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