| Positive results | Sensitivity | Specificity | Positive predictive value | Negative predictive value | |
| EBUS-TBNA with ROSE | 43/49 | 87.8 (43/49) | 90.9 (10/11) | 97.7 (43/44) | 62.5 (10/16) |
| EBUS-TBNA (final slides)# | 45/49 | 91.8 (45/49) | 100.0 (9/9) | 100.0 (45/45) | 73.3 (11/15) |
| TBLB | 33/49 | 67.3 | 100.0 (11/11) | 100.0 (33/33) | 40.7 (11/27) |
| EBB | 14/49 | 28.6 | 100.0 (11/11) | 100.0 (14/14) | 23.9 (11/46) |
Data are presented as n/N, % or % (n/N). EBUS-TBNA: endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirate; ROSE: rapid on-site evaluation; TBLB: transbronchial lung biopsy; EBB: endobronchial biopsy. #: final slides include Diff-Quik, Papanicolaou and auramine stains and cell block preparations examined in the laboratory by a cytopathologist. EBUS-TBNA versus TBLB p=0.29; EBUS-TBNA versus EBB p<0.01.