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This is a concise, yet comprehensive book that teaches all essential aspects of the practice of Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) bronchoscopy. Written by world experts, who share their clinical experience to provide a practical and step-by-step approach to learning and performing linear and radial EBUS bronchoscopy. Supplemented by more than 250+ high-quality illustrations, images and videos selected from the authors' personal collections, all chapters include expert tips, clinical pearls, rare cases and interactive self-assessment sections to enhance and reinforce the learning of both beginner and advanced bronchoscopists wishing to learn, practice and teach EBUS.
Key Features:
- Features rare and interesting EBUS cases followed by Multiple Choice Questions in each chapter
- Explores the subject through a wealth of accompanying illustrations and teaching videos for a fun learning experience for bronchoscopists, fellows and trainees in respiratory medicine, oncologists and thoracic surgeons who perform EBUS
- Fills a spot in the market for a quick reference which has updated, practical information from international experts in the field of EBUS with a strong visual component which is especially key for this diagnostic modality.
List of contents
1. Introduction to Endobronchial Ultrasound. 1.1 History of EBUS 1.2 EBUS equipment 1.3 Principles of Endobronchial Ultrasonography 2. Endobronchial Ultrasound and Thoracic Anatomy. 2.1 Anatomy of the Mediastinum 2.2 Airways 3. EBUS interpretation 3.1 Mediastinum 3.2 Airways 4. EBUS Indications 4.1 Linear EBUS 4.2 Radial EBUS 5.EBUS - Step-by-step 5.1 Linear EBUS 5.2 Radial EBUS 6. Safety of Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy. 7. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Bronchoscopy (EUS-B). 8.Anaesthesia 9. EBUS Training 10.Setting up your EBUS service 11.EBUS in the developing world 12.The Future of EBUS 13. Clinical PEARLS
About the author
Dr Rajesh Thomas is an Interventional Pulmonology leader from Australia with a passion for bronchoscopy education and training. He leads the Interventional Bronchoscopy clinical and fellowship programs at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth and has keen research interests in EBUS and navigational bronchoscopy. He is a Clinical Professor at the University of Western Australia, Perth where he runs an acclaimed workshop series for advanced bronchoscopy training. He was the convenor of the Australian Interventional Pulmonology Interest group and is also the President of the 2026 World Congress of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology in Melbourne.
Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku is an internationally known Thoracic Surgeon with specific expertise in minimal invasive thoracic surgery and minimal invasive diagnostic procedures. He co-developed the Convex Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound and has successfully introduced the clinical application of EBUS-TBNA in Thoracic Oncology. He is the Head of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network. He is also Professor and Chair of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at University of Toronto. He holds the RFG Pearson - RJ Ginsberg Chair in Thoracic Surgery and William Coco Chair in Surgical Innovation for Lung Cancer.
