Six essential "T's" of transbronchial needle aspiration
Six essential "T's" of transbronchial needle aspiration
Tomographic (CT) evaluation
Type of needle
Technique
Tissue preparation
Tissue interpretation
Trained assistant
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Reproduced with permission from Minai, OA, Dasgupta, A, Mehta, AC. Transbronchial needle aspiration of central and peripheral lesions. In: Bolliger, CT, Mathur, PN (Eds), Progress in Respiratory Research-Interventional Bronchoscopy. Karger, Basel, Switzerland, 1999.
