IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, cilt.9, sa.4, ss.183-189, 2012 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
Background: In the diagnosis of malignant lymph nodes (LNs) and staging of lung cancer, sampling of mediastinal and hilar LNs is essential. Mediastinoscopy is known as the gold standard. Convex probe (CP) endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) is a noninvasive and highly sensitive diagnostic method in mediastinal and hilar LN sampling.