EBUS Endobronchial Ultrasound

Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a minimally invasive method that combines bronchoscopy with ultrasound to examine the airways and the tissues and lymph nodes that surround them. A thin, flexible bronchoscope carrying a camera and a small ultrasound probe is passed through the mouth into the airways, where the probe creates real-time images of structures just beyond the airway wall, such as lymph nodes and masses that cannot be seen with a camera alone. Under this live ultrasound guidance, a fine needle can take samples for the laboratory in the same session, all without any surgical incision.