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. 2022 Jul;162(1):265-268.
doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.02.040. Epub 2022 Mar 3.

Should We Start With Navigation or Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy?: Insights From Monte Carlo Simulations

Michael N Kammer  1 , Brent E Heideman  1 , Fabien Maldonado  2
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Should We Start With Navigation or Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy?: Insights From Monte Carlo Simulations

Michael N Kammer et al. Chest. 2022 Jul.
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Decision trees for an endobronchial ultrasound-first approach vs a navigational bronchoscopy-first approach. Percentage rates represent the probabilities used in the Monte Carlo simulation. EBUS = endobronchial ultrasound; IP = interventional pulmonologist; Nav Bronch = navigational bronchoscopy.
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