- Article
TUS-EPIC: Thoracic Ultrasonography for Exclusion of Iatrogenic Pneumothorax in Post Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy—A Safe Alternative to Chest X-Ray
- Ismael Matus,
- Sameer Akhtar and
- Vamsi Matta
Background: The incidence of iatrogenic pneumothorax (IPTX) following transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLCB) ranges from 1.4% to 20.2%. While chest X-ray (CXR) is the standard imaging modality to exclude IPTX, thoracic ultrasound (TUS) has demonstrat...

