Table 3.
Pathologic quantification
| Samples | Median (IQR) |
|---|---|
| n = 40 | |
| Transbronchial Needle Aspirate | |
| Cellularity* | 0 (0–1) |
| Diagnostic fragments** | 0.5 (0–1) |
| Crush artifact*** (n = 12) | 0 (0–1) |
| Greatest dimension diagnostic material, microns | 0 (0–135.9) |
| Diagnostic material per fragment, microns | 170.9 (0–516.3) |
| Transbronchial Forceps Biopsy | |
| Diagnostic fragments** | 1 (1–3) |
| Crush artifact*** (n = 35) | 1 (0–1) |
| Greatest dimension diagnostic material, microns | 1821.5 (996–3194.7) |
| Diagnostic material per fragment, microns | 1017.8 (795.5–1317.8) |
| Transbronchial Cryobiopsy | |
| Diagnostic fragments** | 2 (1–2) |
| Crush artifact*** (n = 38) | 0 (0–0.5) |
| Greatest dimension diagnostic material, microns | 3570.6 (1974.6–4833.2) |
| Diagnostic material per fragment, microns | 1968.2 (1195.5–3326.4) |
*Cellularity: 0—Acellular, 1—Paucicellular, 2—Moderately Cellular, 3—Hypercellular
**Diagnostic Fragments: < 1—detached cellular material only
***Crush Artifact: 0—none/minimal, 1—present