Outer diameter of the distal tip (mm)
Outer diameter of the shaft (mm)
Inner diameter of working channel (mm)
Details
Olympus video bronchoscope 260 series
BF-260
4.9
4.9
2.0
Standard
BF-1T260
5.9
6.0
2.8
Large channel
BF-6C260
5.9
5.7
2.0
High vision
BF-P260F
4.0
4.4
2.0
Thin
BF-XP260F
2.8
2.8
1.2
Ultrathin
BF-F260
5.5
5.4
2.0
Autofluorescence
BF-UC260FW
6.9
6.3
2.2
Convex-type EBUS
Olympus video bronchoscope 290 series
BF-Q290
4.8
4.9
2.0
Standard
BF-1TQ290
5.9
6.0
3.0
Large channel
BF-H290
6.0
5.7
2.0
High vision
BF-P290
4.2
4.1
2.0
Thin
BF-XP290
3.1
2.8
1.2
Ultrathin
Pentax video bronchoscope
EB-1572K
5.5
5.1
2.0
Standard
EB-1972K
6.3
6.2
2.8
Large channel
EB-1170K
3.8
3.7
1.2
Thin
Fuji video bronchoscope
EB-530H
5.4
4.9
2.0
Standard
EB-530T
5.8
5.9
2.8
Large channel
EB-530P
3.8
3.8
1.2
Thin
EB-530US
6.7
6.3
2.0
Convex-type EBUS
Prototype (Olympus)
5.1
5.1
2.6
Middle-range diameter with a large channel
12.3 The Current State of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesion Diagnosis
Recently, a meta-analysis on the diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions has been reported [3]. Particularly, the use of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and/or virtual bronchial navigation (VBN) has resulted in improved diagnostic rates, with a pooled sensitivity as high as 70 % [4, 5].
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