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We evaluated the performance of a new diagnostic technique combining endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EBUS\u2010GS<\/jats:styled-content>) and a virtual bronchoscopic navigation system, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">L<\/jats:styled-content>ung<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content>oint (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">B<\/jats:styled-content>roncus <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">T<\/jats:styled-content>echnologies, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">I<\/jats:styled-content>nc., <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">M<\/jats:styled-content>ountain <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">V<\/jats:styled-content>iew, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CA<\/jats:styled-content>, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">USA<\/jats:styled-content>), for the diagnosis of small (\u226430\u2009mm) peripheral pulmonary lesions (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PPL<\/jats:styled-content>).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Between <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">M<\/jats:styled-content>ay 2011 and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">D<\/jats:styled-content>ecember 2011, we recruited 68 consecutive patients presenting with a <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PPL<\/jats:styled-content> 30\u2009mm or less in diameter determined by chest computed tomography. We used the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">L<\/jats:styled-content>ung<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content>oint system before bronchoscopy to identify the bronchus into which the bronchoscope should be advanced. We used a thin bronchoscope. <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EBUS\u2010GS<\/jats:styled-content> was performed using an endoscope ultrasonography system equipped with a 20\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MHz<\/jats:styled-content> mechanical radial\u2010type probe. We used a guide sheath with an external diameter of 1.95\u2009mm, thin forceps and brushing.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The diagnostic yield of the 68 <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PPL<\/jats:styled-content> was 77.9%; it was 83.7% and 68.0% for the malignant and benign lesions, respectively. Notably, three cases were diagnosed by transbronchial needle\u2010aspiration cytology alone. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EBUS<\/jats:styled-content> probe localization was the most significant contributor to successful diagnosis (diagnostic yield: within vs adjacent to the lesion\u2009=\u200992.1% vs 60.0%, respectively; <jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content><\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.004 and <jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content><\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.003, respectively).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The combination of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">EBUS\u2010GS<\/jats:styled-content> and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">L<\/jats:styled-content>ung<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content>oint was useful for diagnosing small <jats:styled-content 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