Fig 1.
A comparison of bronchoscopes. (A) The 3.0 mm ultrathin bronchoscope with a 1.7 mm working channel of MP290F (left), and the 4.0 mm thin bronchoscope with a 2.0 mm working channel of P260F (right). (B) MP290F with a radial EBUS probe (left), and P260F with a guide sheath and a radial EBUS probe (right).
Fig 2.
(A) Fluoroscopic image of transbronchial biopsy using the ultrathin bronchoscope of MP290F with the ultrathin bronchoscopic method. (B) Fluoroscopic image of transbronchial biopsy using the thin bronchoscope of P260F with a guide sheath method.
Table 1.
Details of the bronchoscopes used.
Fig 3.
The sorting flow chart.
Table 2.
The detailed biopsy results of histologically NSCLC cases.
Fig 4.
The average number of tumor cells per biopsy in the two groups.
Table 3.
The result of a multiple regression analysis of the number of tumor cells.
Table 4.
Characteristics of cases in which the final diagnosis of lung cancer was made by bronchoscopy.