Table 3.

P-value for each method

	P-value
	tumor cell count	sample size
BF P260F vs 1 T260	p < 0.0001	p < 0.0001
BF P260F vs TBNA	p = 0.0128	p = 0.2317
BF P260F vs core needle	p < 0.0001	p < 0.0001
BF 1 T260 vs TBNA	p = 0.0004	p < 0.0001
BF 1 T260 vs core needle	p = 0.7229	p = 0.0027
TBNA vs core needle	p = 0.0057	p < 0.0001

TBNA transbronchial needle aspiration