ARP Atlases. 2007;1:17-47. The total number of leukocytes recovered by lavage is determined by examination of a sample of the pooled fluid with a hemocytometer. The cell counts are most accurate when ...
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and lung fine-needle aspirate (LFNA) are commonly performed as the first line of investigation for a myriad of pulmonary problems associated with abnormal imaging findings ...
Pulmonary infection, often insidious, is frequent in primary immunodeficiency (PID) and acquired immunodeficiency. Pulmonary complications are serious obstacles to success of haematopoietic SCT (HSCT) ...
Understanding the genetic drivers of cancer can inform treatment decisions and provide additional options for patients if targeted therapies are available. For lung cancer, the most common cause of ...
Critically ill patients who require mechanical ventilation are at risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current data are conflicting as to the optimal diagnostic approach in patients who have ...
Anterior Hypopituitarism in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers Treated With Cranial Radiotherapy: A Report From the St Jude Lifetime Cohort Study BAL may be the preferred diagnostic modality for the ...
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers comparatively investigated the lung microbiomes of patients with benign and malignant pulmonary diseases. Study: Prediction of lung ...
A new study compared BAL cell-free DNA (cfDNA) sequencing against plasma cell-free BAL sequencing to detect lung cancer-derived mutations. The BAL cfDNA approach detected ≥1 tumor-derived mutation in ...
Today, “bronchoalveolar carcinoma” is an obsolete term. In 2011, leading international and U.S. lung health organizations restructured the classification system of a group of lung cancers called ...
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