Bronchus sign on thin-section computed tomography is a powerful predictive factor for successful transbronchial biopsy using endobronchial ultrasound with a guide sheath for small peripheral lung lesions: a retrospective observational study

Tomoyuki Minezawa, Takuya Okamura, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Naoki Yamamoto, Sayako Morikawa, Teppei Yamaguchi, Mariko Morishita, Yoshikazu Niwa, Tomoko Takeyama, Yuki Mieno, Tami Hoshino, Sakurako Uozu, Yasuhiro Goto, Masamichi Hayashi, Sumito Isogai, Masaki Matsuo, Toru Nakanishi, Naozumi Hashimoto, Mitsushi Okazawa, Kazuyoshi Imaizumi. Bronchus sign on thin-section computed tomography is a powerful predictive factor for successful transbronchial biopsy using endobronchial ultrasound with a guide sheath for small peripheral lung lesions: a retrospective observational study. BMC Medical Imaging, 15:21, 2015. [doi]