Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration technique guided by rapid on-site evaluation / 天津医药

ABSTRACT

Transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), which has excellent sensitivity and specificity, is one of the key techniques of diagnostic interventional pulmonology. The conventional TBNA (C-TBNA) is routinely operated with ordinary bronchoscopy under local anesthesia. The efficacy of C-TBNA can be improved when rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) is used during operating procedure. This paper describes technical essentials of ROSE-based C-TBNA.