| VBNA | XRFA | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Bronchial generation of virtual bronchoscopic images (n, median) [range] | 4 [2-7] | N/A | N/A |
Endoscopically inserted bronchial generation (n, median) [range] | 4 [1-6] | 3 [1-6] | 0.025 |
Agreement between virtual bronchoscopic images and actual bronchi, n (%) | 61/65 (93.8) | N/A | N/A |
Confirmation of lesion by EBUS, n (%) | 62/65 (95.4) | 62/64 (96.9) | 0.507 |
Sampling by biopsy, (n, median) [range] | 5 [1-7] | 5 [0-12] | 0.434 |
Sampling by brushing (n, median) [range] | 2 [0-4] | 2 [1-5] | 0.983 |
Duration | |||
 Total examination (min, median) [range] | 16.6 [7.6-36.5] | 18.5 [8.3-55.4] | 0.081 |
 Examination before sample collection, (min, median) [range] | 5.9 [2.2-18.2] | 6.2 [2.0-33.1] | 0.371 |
 Fluoroscopy exposure (min, median) [range] | N/A | 5.3 [2.5-32.8] | N/A |
 Fluoroscopy before sample collection (min, median) [range] | N/A | 1.4 [0.2-20.2] | N/A |
Complications, n (%) | 1/65 (1.5) | 3/64 (4.7) | 0.304 |