Rapid on-site cytologic evaluation by pulmonologist improved diagnostic accuracy of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy

• Ching-Kai Lin,
• I-Shiow Jan,
• Kai-Lun Yu,
• Lih-Yu Chang,
• Hung-Jen Fan,
• Yueh-Feng Wen,
• Chao-Chi Ho

Affiliations

Ching-Kai Lin

Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan

I-Shiow Jan

Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

Kai-Lun Yu

Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan

Lih-Yu Chang

Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan

Hung-Jen Fan

Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Chutung Branch, Chutung, Taiwan

Yueh-Feng Wen

Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan

Chao-Chi Ho

Corresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7, Chung-Shan South Road, 100, Taipei, Taiwan. Fax: +886 2 23582867.; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan