Letter to the Editor: multimodal biopsy in radial EBUS
Taehoon Lee · 2026
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Description
Lee writes to the editor in reply to comments on his group's study of biopsy during radial endobronchial ultrasound, a technique that guides sampling of lung lesions. The letter thanks the commentators and takes up their point that reading the ultrasound images is subjective and varies between operators. Lee agrees that full standardization is unlikely, since readings depend on probe movement, lesion traits, and operator experience.
The letter's main aim is to correct a possible misreading of the study. Adding a larger forceps biopsy improved both diagnostic yield and tissue collection not only when the probe sat beside the lesion, but also when it sat within it. Lee stresses the practical appeal of the added step: it is cheap, simple, and easy to fold into routine procedures, and more tissue helps both diagnosis and molecular testing. The letter closes by restating the study's message for clinical practice.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Taehoon Lee |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |