Endobronchial ultrasound in diagnosing and staging of lung cancer by Acquire 22G TBNB versus regular 22G TBNA needles: study protocol of a randomised clinical trial

• Rocco Trisolini,
• Jouke T Annema,
• Daniël A Korevaar,
• Danielle Cohen,
• Jan von der Thüsen,
• Peter I Bonta,
• Tess Kramer,
• Artur Szlubowski,
• Jolanda C Kuijvenhoven,
• Maciej Gnass

Affiliations

Rocco Trisolini

Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

Jouke T Annema

Respiratory Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Daniël A Korevaar

respirology resident

Danielle Cohen

Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Jan von der Thüsen

2Department of Pathology, Medisch Centrum Haaglanden, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Peter I Bonta

1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Tess Kramer

Respiratory Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Artur Szlubowski

Specialist Hospital for Lung Diseases “Rebirth” Klara Jelska, Zakopane, Poland

Jolanda C Kuijvenhoven

1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Maciej Gnass

5 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Pulmonary Hospital, Zakopane, Poland