Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

Regional Lymph Node Classification for Lung Cancer Staging

1997 • 1,430 citations

The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: A Proposal for a New International Lymph Node Map in the Forthcoming Seventh Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer

2009 • 1,082 citations

Invasive Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer

2007 • 669 citations

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for staging of lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2009 • 606 citations

ESTS guidelines for preoperative lymph node staging for non-small cell lung cancer

2007 • 500 citations

Effectiveness and safety of endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration: a systematic review

2009 • 406 citations

Electromagnetic Navigation Diagnostic Bronchoscopy

2006 • 402 citations

Diagnostic Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

1975 • 398 citations

Invasive Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer*

2003 • 390 citations

Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration of Lymph Nodes in the Radiologically and Positron Emission Tomography-Normal Mediastinum in Patients With Lung Cancer

2008 • 376 citations

Test performance of endobronchial ultrasound and transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy for mediastinal staging in patients with lung cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

2009 • 368 citations

Bronchoscopy in North America: The ACCP Survey

1991 • 355 citations

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Standard vs Endobronchial Ultrasonography-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Patients With Suspected Sarcoidosis

2009 • 321 citations

Flexible Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1983 • 305 citations

The Utility of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

2000 • 301 citations

Endobronchial Ultrasound With Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Restaging the Mediastinum in Lung Cancer

2008 • 265 citations

Accuracy of transbronchial needle aspiration for mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis

2005 • 258 citations

Electromagnetic navigation diagnostic bronchoscopy for small peripheral lung lesions

2007 • 222 citations

Diagnostic Accuracy in Lung Cancer

1976 • 197 citations

Utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in patients with tuberculous intrathoracic lymphadenopathy: a multicentre study

2011 • 194 citations

Rapid On-Site Evaluation of Transbronchial Aspirates

1990 • 175 citations

Bronchoscopy and needle biopsy techniques for diagnosis and staging of lung cancer

2002 • 174 citations

Integration of Transbronchial and Percutaneous Approach in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules or Masses

1995 • 167 citations

TRANSBRONCHIAL NEEDLE ASPIRATION

1999 • 165 citations

Utility of Rapid On-Site Evaluation of Transbronchial Needle Aspirates

2005 • 164 citations

Rapid On-site Evaluation of Transbronchial Aspirates in the Diagnosis of Hilar and Mediastinal Adenopathy

2010 • 163 citations

Underutilization of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

1997 • 163 citations

Diagnostic Accuracy of Multiple Biopsies from Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

1982 • 161 citations

FDG-PET in staging lung cancer

2004 • 155 citations

Impact of Rapid On-Site Cytologic Evaluation During Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

2005 • 151 citations

Transbronchial biopsy smear for diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary carcinomas

1967 • 150 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Diagnosing and Staging Lung Cancer

2002 • 146 citations

Comparison of the Wang 19-Gauge and 22-Gauge Needles in the Mediastinal Staging of Lung Cancer

1993 • 146 citations

The Role of Transcarinal Needle Aspiration in the Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1984 • 143 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Histology Specimens

1989 • 141 citations

A combined approach of endobronchial and endoscopic ultrasound-guided needle aspiration in the radiologically normal mediastinum in non-small-cell lung cancer staging — a prospective trial☆

2009 • 138 citations

Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma by Bronchoscopy

1994 • 136 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration staging of bronchogenic carcinoma.

1986 • 136 citations

Combination of endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration with standard bronchoscopic techniques for the diagnosis of stage I and stage II pulmonary sarcoidosis

2011 • 133 citations

Utility of On-Site Cytopathology Assessment for Bronchoscopic Evaluation of Lung Masses and Adenopathy

2000 • 130 citations

Endobronchial Ultrasonography-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Increases the Diagnostic Yield of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions

2008 • 129 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration of peripheral masses.

1983 • 127 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration of Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules

1984 • 125 citations

Endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration cytology: a state of the art review

2010 • 125 citations

Education and experience improve transbronchial needle aspiration performance.

1995 • 124 citations

Utility of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Endobronchial Lesions

1999 • 124 citations

The Value of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions

1999 • 121 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Clinical Practice

1989 • 115 citations

The Value of Flexible Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Stage I Sarcoidosis

2003 • 108 citations

Education and Experience Improve the Performance of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

2004 • 108 citations

CT Fluoroscopy Guidance for Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

2001 • 108 citations

Role of fiberscopic transbronchial needle aspiration in the staging of N2 disease due to non–small cell lung cancer

2002 • 100 citations

Occult mediastinal lymph node metastasis in NSCLC patients diagnosed as clinical N0-1 by preoperative integrated FDG-PET/CT and CT: Risk factors, pattern, and histopathological study

2010 • 99 citations

Flexible Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis

1994 • 99 citations

Incidence of occult mediastinal node involvement in cN0 non-small-cell lung cancer patients after negative uptake of positron emission tomography/computer tomography scan

2010 • 88 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Diagnosing Intrathoracic Tuberculous Lymphadenitis

2004 • 85 citations

Relevance of Training in Transbronchial Fine-Needle Aspiration Technique

1997 • 81 citations

Diagnostic Value of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration by Wang 22-Gauge Cytology Needle in Intrathoracic Lymphadenopathy

2004 • 80 citations

Intrathoracic Adenopathy Associated With Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

1993 • 78 citations

Flexible Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for the Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis

1989 • 78 citations

Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy

2011 • 77 citations

Transbronchial needle aspirates: how many passes per target site?

2006 • 76 citations

Comparison of transbronchial fine needle aspiration biopsy, aspiration of bronchial secretion, bronchial washing, brush biopsy and forceps biopsy in the diagnosis of lung cancer.

1983 • 76 citations

A Randomized Prospective Trial of the Utility of Rapid On-Site Evaluation of Transbronchial Needle Aspirate Specimens

2011 • 76 citations

Pathological assessment of mediastinal lymph nodes in lung cancer: implications for non-invasive mediastinal staging.

1992 • 75 citations

Improved Diagnostic Yield of Bronchoscopy in a Community Practice: Combination of Electromagnetic Navigation System and Rapid On-site Evaluation

2007 • 74 citations

Transbronchial fine needle aspiration of the mediastinum. Importance of lymphocytes as an indicator of specimen adequacy.

1990 • 74 citations

A prospective comparison of fiberoptic transbronchial needle aspiration and bronchial biopsy for bronchoscopically visible lung carcinoma

1999 • 73 citations

Mediastinal cysts: diagnosis by CT and needle aspiration

1988 • 73 citations

CT Bronchus Sign-Guided Bronchoscopic Multiple Diagnostic Procedures in Carcinomatous Solitary Pulmonary Nodules and Masses

1998 • 71 citations

Bronchogenic Carcinoma Presenting as an Endobronchial Mass

1983 • 70 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration in sarcoidosis: Yield and predictors of a positive aspirate

2008 • 70 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis

1984 • 63 citations

The Role of Transcarinal Needle Aspiration in the Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1993 • 62 citations

Utility of Bronchoscopic Sampling Techniques for Cryptococcal Disease in AIDS

1991 • 62 citations

Incidence of Fever and Bacteremia following Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

1986 • 62 citations

Comparison of Rigid and Flexible Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1998 • 59 citations

Bronchoscopic and Roentgenographic Correlates of a Positive Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Staging of Lung Cancer

1991 • 58 citations

Diagnostic Yield of Transbronchial Histology Needle Aspiration in Patients with Mediastinal Lymph Node Enlargement

2003 • 58 citations

The High Price off Bronchoscopy

1990 • 57 citations

Polymicrobial Bacterial Pericarditis after Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: Case Report with an Investigation on the Risk of Bacterial Contamination during Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

1992 • 56 citations

Intrathoracic tuberculous lymphadenopathy: clinical and bronchoscopic features in 17 adults without parenchymal lesions.

1996 • 55 citations

Bronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of bronchial carcinoma.

1981 • 52 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Intrathoracic Lymphadenopathy

2002 • 52 citations

False-Positive Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1984 • 51 citations

The role of transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of peripheral lung masses or nodules

1995 • 50 citations

Utility of the Wang 18-Gauge Transbronchial Histology Needle in the Staging of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1989 • 50 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration in clinical practice.

1985 • 50 citations

A Prospective Study of Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: Performance and Cost Utility

2010 • 48 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA) in Patients Infected with HIV

1998 • 46 citations

Transbronchial Fine-Needle Aspiration: Reliability and Limitations

1989 • 45 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

1994 • 45 citations

Transbronchial Fine Needle Aspiration of Bronchogenic Cysts

1985 • 45 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration^*

2000 • 44 citations

Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Decreases the Rate of Surgical Sampling of Intrathoracic Lymphadenopathy

2007 • 43 citations

Bronchial submucosal needle aspiration performed through the fiberoptic bronchoscope.

1984 • 42 citations

Diagnosis and treatment of a bronchogenic cyst using transbronchial needle aspiration.

1986 • 40 citations

Can Mediastinal Nodal Mobility Explain the Low Yield Rates for Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Without Real-Time Imaging?

2007 • 38 citations

Diagnosis of Mediastinal Mycobacterial Lymphadenopathy by Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

1991 • 37 citations

Learning Curve of Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Pulmonologists Experienced in Bronchoscopy

2007 • 34 citations

Restaging of Mediastinal Nodes with Transbronchial Needle Aspiration after Induction Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

2007 • 34 citations

Endobronchial tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients

1995 • 34 citations

Bronchoscopic Evaluation of the Operability of Pulmonary Carcinoma

1963 • 34 citations

Comparison of endobronchial needle aspiration with forceps and brush biopsies in the diagnosis of endobronchial lung cancer.

1997 • 33 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Endobronchial Malignant Lesions

2005 • 33 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspirates

2005 • 31 citations

Combined transbronchial needle aspiration and positron emission tomography for mediastinal staging of NSCLC

2006 • 31 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration of a Bronchial Carcinoid Tumor

1985 • 30 citations

False-positive Transcarinal Needle Aspirate in the Evaluation of Bronchogenic Carcinoma

1989 • 28 citations

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration to Obtain Histology Specimen

1994 • 27 citations

Endobronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Small-Cell Carcinoma

1994 • 27 citations

The diagnostic yield of transbronchial needle aspiration in superior vena cava syndrome

2003 • 26 citations

Rigid Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Biopsy for Histological Specimens

1985 • 26 citations

Performance characteristics and predictors of yield from transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions

2011 • 25 citations

Exclusive Diagnostic Contribution of the Histology Specimens Obtained by 19-Gauge Transbronchial Aspiration Needle in Suspected Malignant Intrathoracic Lymphadenopathy

2007 • 25 citations

The Role of Transbronchial Fine Needle Aspiration in an Integrated Care Pathway for the Assessment of Patients with Suspected Lung Cancer

2006 • 23 citations

Mediastinal Staging in Non-small-cell Lung Cancer

1989 • 22 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration: initial experience in routine diagnostic bronchoscopy

2003 • 22 citations

Needle Brush in the Diagnosis of Lung Mass or Nodule through Flexible Bronchoscopy

1991 • 21 citations

The role of mediastinoscopy and mediastinotomy in lung cancer.

1982 • 21 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration "by the books"

2011 • 21 citations

Transcarinal Aspiration of a Mediastinal Cyst to Facilitate Anesthetic Management

1990 • 19 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration accurately diagnoses subcentimetre mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes detected by integrated positron emission tomography and computed tomography

2007 • 18 citations

Transbronchial needle aspiration of a mediastinal mass: therapeutic implications.

1983 • 17 citations

Measuring the success of transbronchial needle aspiration in everyday clinical practice

2006 • 16 citations

The Use of MDCT-Based Computer-Aided Pathway Finding for Mediastinal and Perihilar Lymph Node Biopsy: A Randomized Controlled Prospective Trial

2007 • 14 citations

CT Bronchoscopic Simulation for Guiding Transbronchial Needle Aspiration of Extramural Mediastinal and Hilar Lesions: Initial Clinical Results

2009 • 13 citations

Newer procedures using the fiberoptic bronchoscope in the diagnosis of lung cancer

1987 • 12 citations

Bronchoscopic Needle Aspiration in Patients with Superior Vena Caval Disease

1997 • 12 citations

Malignant Melanoma of the Bronchus

1998 • 11 citations

A strategy to improve the yield of transbronchial needle aspiration

2010 • 11 citations

Zur Cytodiagnostik mediastinaler Geschwülste

1955 • 10 citations

The Role of Transcarinal Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer: Computed Tomographic Correlates of a Positive Result

2004 • 9 citations

Cost minimization analysis for combinations of sampling techniques in bronchoscopy of endobronchial lesions

2009 • 8 citations

Transbronchial Mediastinal Cystography

1988 • 7 citations

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Diagnosed by Transbronchial Needle Biopsy

1997 • 6 citations

FDG Uptake and the Diagnostic Yield of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

2011 • 5 citations

Transbronchoscopic Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer

1986 • 4 citations

Electromagnetic Navigation: A Rosy Picture!

2007 • 1 citations