CT-PET virtual bronchoscopy guided transbronchial needle aspiration for mediastinal lymph node staging in suspected lung cancer
Completed
- Conditions
- lung cancerNSCLC10038666
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON35154
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
* Age >18yrs
* Proven or suspected LC, based on clinical picture and/or CT-PET findings.
* Suspected involvement of MLNs on CT-PET scan
* Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* None (bronchoscopy and TBNA are safe procedures, even in worst possible cohort with severe COPD and cardiovascular co-morbidities, can be carried out in the outpatient setting).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Accuracy of CT-PET-VB guided TBNA.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Duration of the procedure.</p><br>