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ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2020

Recent developments in advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy.

Sharad Chandrika, Lonny Yarmus

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Review in European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Two-phase radial endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy registration.Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) · 2025
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  13. Endobronchial ultrasound: a pictorial essay.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Sharad ChandrikaDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA sharad.chandrika@ymail.com.
Lonny YarmusDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The field of bronchoscopy is advancing rapidly. Minimally invasive diagnostic approaches are replacing more aggressive surgical ones for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer. Evolving diagnostic modalities allow early detection and serve as an adjunct to early treatment, ideally influencing patient outcomes. In this review, we will elaborate on recent bronchoscopic developments as well as some promising investigational tools and approaches in development. We aim to offer a concise overview of the significant advances in the field of advanced bronchoscopy and to put them into clinical context. We will also address potential complications and current diagnostic challenges associated with sampling central and peripheral lung lesions.

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BronchoscopyLung NeoplasmsHumans

Identifiers

PMID32878972
PMCPMC9489127

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