Table 2.
Diagnostic procedures
| Patients(N = 583) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Procedure | ||
| N (%) | range of % in centres | |
| Chest CT scan | 567 (97) | 67 – 100 |
| Chest X-ray | 559 (96) | 79 – 100 |
| Bronchoscopy | 521 (89) | 65 – 100 |
| Upper abdominal CT scan | 389 (67) | 0 – 100 |
| Upper abdominal US | 160 (27) | 2 – 87 |
| PET-CT or PET scan | 163 (28) | 0 – 78 |
| Brain CT or MRI | 117 (20) | 0 – 91 |
| Bone scan | 88 (15) | 0 – 79 |
| EBUS or EUS | 80 (14) | 0 – 71 |
| CT-guided biopsy | 54 (9) | 0 – 31 |
| VATS | 19 (3) | 0 – 35 |
| Mediastinoscopy | 13 (2) | 0 – 13 |
| Others | 47 (8) | 0 – 30 |
EBUS = endobronchial ultrasound; EUS = endoscopic ultrasound; VATS = video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery