The impact of rapid on site evaluation of cytological specimens on a new endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) service

N. Withers, L. Wheen, P. Newman, B. Patel (Exeter, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Are needles really enough?
Session: Are needles really enough?
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 233
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

Congress or journal article abstractE-poster

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
N. Withers, L. Wheen, P. Newman, B. Patel (Exeter, United Kingdom). The impact of rapid on site evaluation of cytological specimens on a new endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) service. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 233

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Which goals to introduce endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) in a routine setting
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 595s
Year: 2002

Real time endobronchial ultrasound (rt-EBUS) guidance improves accuracy and predictivity of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) in comparison with sequential EBUS (s-EBUS) guidance and conventional technique
Source: Annual Congress 2005 - New techniques in diagnostic and therapeutic interventional pulmonology
Year: 2005


Does rapid onsite cytology provided by a biomedical scientist (BMS) affect the diagnostic yield of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA)? A repeat audit of the experience of a UK general hospital.>
Source: International Congress 2017 – EBUS
Year: 2017


Diagnostic yield of ROSE (rapid on-site evaluation) and cell block obtained by endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS) in patients with lung cancer
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - New insights in the pathology of lung cancer
Year: 2012



Comparison of the effectiveness of the transbronchial needle aspiration supported with the interactive virtual bronchoscopy application or with non-real time endobronchial ultrasonography in patients suspected of lung cancer
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Endoscopic needle techniques
Year: 2008

EBUS-TBNA - endoscopic transbronchial real time ultrasound guided biopsy for diagnosis of mediastinal and hillar changes
Source: Annual Congress 2005 - New modalities and application in lung and airway imaging
Year: 2005


Can additional endobronchial biopsy (EBB) reduce the number of aspirations needed in real-time ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (rt-EBUS-TBNA) in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis?
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Biopsy techniques
Year: 2009


Real time endobronchial ultrasound (real time EBUS) can improve the predictivity of negative transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) for surgical treatment decision in lung cancer?
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 594s
Year: 2006

New diagnostic techniques: real-time endobronchial ultrasound (rtEBUS), transoesophageal ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and navigation
Source: Annual Congress 2006 - PG2 - Interventional pulmonology: theory and practice
Year: 2006


The place of minimally invasive techniques (TBNA – EBUS - EUS)
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Mediastinal staging for NSCLC
Year: 2007

Endobronchial ultrasound trans-bronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in Malta – improving diagnostic yield in a low volume centre
Source: International Congress 2019 – Interventional pulmonology: endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration
Year: 2019

The comparative assessment of microbiological examination of radial EBUS specimens vs conventional bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB.
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Challenges and advances in the diagnosis and clinical management of tuberculosis
Year: 2021


Comparison of conventional smear (CS) in cytological samples and cell block (CB) analysis obtained by real-time endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (rt- EBUS-TBNA) in daily practice
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Are needles enough: the value of different approaches
Year: 2010


Transesophageal ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis: the additional diagnostic value of cell block analysis to cytological evaluation
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - The ultrasound view
Year: 2009


Factors affecting diagnostic value of real time endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Are needles enough: the value of different approaches
Year: 2010

A pre-lung cancer clinic multidisciplinary team meeting (MDT) and selection of endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) a first line investigation reduces time to diagnosis.
Source: International Congress 2017 – Bronchoscopy: from stents to practical tips and tricks
Year: 2017


Fluoroscopy guided percutaneous biopsy in combination with bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound in the diagnosis of suspicious lung lesions – the triple approach
Source: International Congress 2019 – Diagnosis of lung cancer
Year: 2019

New diagnostic techniques: real-time endobronchial ultrasound (rtEBUS), trans-oesophageal ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and navigation
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - PG22 - Interventional bronchoscopy: theory and practice
Year: 2008



Nodal tissue diagnosis: do we need ultrasound? CON
Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Lung cancer staging: not as simple as it seems?
Year: 2005

Comparison between computerized tomography guided transthoracic needle biopsy and transbronchial biopsy under the guide of a digital x-ray system for the diagnosis of peripheral lung nodules
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 76s
Year: 2002