Extract
Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has become the standard of care for sampling mediastinal and hilar lesions and is finding increased acceptance for diagnostic as well as staging purposes [1]. EBUS-TBNA is an expensive procedure due to the high cost of equipment [2]. A repeat procedure in case of an inconclusive outcome adds to the burgeoning expenditure. To circumvent this, rapid on-site examination (ROSE) has been adopted to reduce the number of needle punctures and decrease the requirement for additional procedures [3]. However, ROSE requires presence of a pathologist or cyto-technicians in the bronchoscopy suite.
Abstract
Artificial intelligence using open source deep neural network is able to classify on-site cytology smears during EBUS-TBNA procedure in the bronchoscopy suite https://bit.ly/3vcRYX1
Footnotes
Conflict of interest: S. Asfahan has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: P. Elhence has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: N. Dutt has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: R. Niwas Jalandra has nothing to disclose.
Conflict of interest: N.K. Chauhan has nothing to disclose.
- Received March 17, 2021.
- Accepted June 6, 2021.
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