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3 NPV values compared*

Technique

N2 prevalence

Negative predictive value

Mediasti-

noscopy

0.64

0.87 (0.78-0.93)

EBUS

0.50

0.85 (0.68-0.94)

EBUS/EUS

0.49

0.95 (0.81-0.99)

*Salamanca University Hospital 2012