Feasibility of Thin Cp-EBUS Scope BF-UC290F for the Diagnosis of PPLs

This study will determine the feasibility of the novel thin convex probe endobronchial ultrasound (TCP-EBUS) Scope for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions. The primary end point is to clarify the feasibility of using the thin convex probe EBUS scope to biopsy peripheral pulmonary lesions. The secondary objective is to evaluate operation time, sample adequacy, factors affecting the diagnosis rate, etc. The safety, insertion ability, and operability of the thin convex probe EBUS would also be evaluated.

Inclusion criteria

• Patients older than 18 years old.
• Chest imaging shows the presence of peripheral pulmonary lesions (surrounded by pulmonary parenchyma and located below the segmental bronchus as seen radiographically.) suspicious of malignancy, 0.8-5cm in greatest diameter in need of bronchoscopic biopsy for clinical purposes, and the investigators consider it possible to be biopsied with BF-UC290F (the bronchus adjacent or leading to the PPLs are close to 5mm in diameter, thus BF-UC290F is able to arrival/access).
• Patients without contraindications of bronchoscopy.
• Patients have good medical adherence and signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Peripheral pulmonary lesion is pure ground-glass opacity.
• Visible lumen lesions during bronchoscopy
• The lesions were adjacent to the central airway (trachea, left and right main bronchus, and right middle bronchus), and the biopsies by the Thin Convex Probe EBUS Scope BF-UC290F were conducted without leaf bronchus entry
• The investigators believe that patient has other conditions that are not suitable for the study.