Table 1. EUS-guided FNA and tissue processing specifics per center.

Center	EUS scope type	Annual EUS-FNA per endosonographer	ROSE available	Additional techniques	Smear preparation	Liquid cytology medium	Thin-layer cytology technique	Cellblock technique
Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht	Olympus, linear GF-UCT180	25	Yes	Slow pull or Suction	Air dry, Hemocolor	Cytolyt	ThinPrep	Cellient Hologic
Reinier de Graaf Hosptial, Delft	Olympus, linear GF-UCT180	30	No	Slow pull	Air dry, No stain	Cytolyt, or Polytransportbuffer 1	ThinPrep	Agar
Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam	Pentax EG-3870 UTK Olympus UTC 140/180	50	Yes	Slow pull or Suction	Air dry, Diff quick	Cytolyt	ThinPrep	Cellient Hologic
Haga Hospital, The Hague	Olympus, linear GF-UCT180	25	Yes	Slow pull	Air dry, Diff quick	Formalin	None	Paraffin cellblock
Ijsselland Hospital, Rotterdam	Olympus, linear GF-UCT180	25	Yes	Slow pull	Air dry, Diff quick Giemsa	CytoRichRed	None	Agar
Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam	Pentax EG-3270 UK Olympus linear GF-UCT180	30	No	Slow pull	Air dry, Diff quick	CytoRichRed	None	Aalfix cellblock 1
Sint Franciscus Hospital, Rotterdam	Pentax EUS-scope	20	No	Slow pull or Suction	Air dry, No stain	CytoRichRed	None	Agar

EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; FNA, fine-needle aspiration; ROSE, rapid on-site evaluation.

¹Medium/technique developed locally.