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Editorial
. 2016 Oct;4(20):406.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.08.66.

Does AQuIRE challenge the role of navigational bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions?

Annette McWilliams  1
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Editorial

Does AQuIRE challenge the role of navigational bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions?

Annette McWilliams. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Oct.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

My attendance at the 2015 + 2016 ANZIP (Australia and New Zealand Interventional Pulmonology group) research meeting in Brisbane, Australia was funded by Olympus.

Comment on

  • Diagnostic Yield and Complications of Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Lung Lesions. Results of the AQuIRE Registry.
    Ost DE, Ernst A, Lei X, Kovitz KL, Benzaquen S, Diaz-Mendoza J, Greenhill S, Toth J, Feller-Kopman D, Puchalski J, Baram D, Karunakara R, Jimenez CA, Filner JJ, Morice RC, Eapen GA, Michaud GC, Estrada-Y-Martin RM, Rafeq S, Grosu HB, Ray C, Gilbert CR, Yarmus LB, Simoff M; AQuIRE Bronchoscopy Registry. Ost DE, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Jan 1;193(1):68-77. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201507-1332OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016. PMID: 26367186 Free PMC article.

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