title: Endobronchial ultrasound.
abstract: Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a new diagnostic tool, which has expanded the view of the bronchoscopist beyond the confinements of the airways. It has great potential for diagnosis of mediastinal processes and staging of lung cancer. These will be discussed and illustrated. EBUS will become a superior tool for staging of lung cancer, and several comparative studies on EBUS as compared with standard techniques in order to assess its role in the staging procedure are just on their way or already completed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital Rotterdam, PO Box 5201, 3008 AE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. sjaakburgers@hotmail.com
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Burgers
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Herth
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods