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ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2015

Navigational transbronchial needle aspiration, percutaneous needle aspiration and its future.

Sixto Arias, Lonny Yarmus, A Christine Argento

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Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sixto Arias1 University of Miami, Interventional Pulmonology, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; 2 Johns Hopkins University, Interventional Pulmonology, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Lonny Yarmus1 University of Miami, Interventional Pulmonology, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; 2 Johns Hopkins University, Interventional Pulmonology, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
A Christine Argento1 University of Miami, Interventional Pulmonology, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; 2 Johns Hopkins University, Interventional Pulmonology, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral lung nodule evaluation represents a clinical challenge. Given that many nodules will be incidentally found with lung cancer screening following the publication of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), the goal is to find an accurate, safe and minimally-invasive diagnostic modality to biopsy the concerning lesions. Unfortunately, conventional bronchoscopic techniques provide a poor diagnostic yield of 18-62%. In recent years advances in technology have led to the introduction of electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy (ENB) as a tool to guide sampling of peripheral lung nodules. The same principle has also recently been expanded and applied to the transthoracic needle biopsy, referred to as electromagnetic transthoracic needle aspiration (E-TTNA). An improved diagnostic yield has afforded this technology a recommendation by the 2013 3(rd) Edition ACCP Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer which state that "in patients with peripheral lung lesions difficult to reach with conventional bronchoscopy, ENB is recommended if the equipment and the expertise are available (Grade 1C)". In this review we will discuss the technology, devices that are available, techniques and protocols, diagnostic yield, safety, cost effectiveness and more.

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electromagnetic bronchoscopyLung noduletransbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA)transthoracic needle aspiration (TTNA)

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PMID26807280
PMCPMC4700374

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