1. Salinoma window technique for mediastinal lymph node biopsy
Brian W Goodacre, MD, Clare Savage, MD, Joseph B Zwischenberger, MD, Gerhard R Wittich, MD, Eric vanSonnenberg, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 74, Issue 1, Pages (July 2002)
DOI: /S (02)

2. Fig 1
Salinoma window technique for mediastinal lymph node biopsy. (A) Twenty-two-gauge needle at the anterior aspect of the pleural reflection in position to begin injecting saline, to allow extrapulmonary approach; (B) 22-gauge needle within the widened mediastinal space, after injection of 10 mL of saline, creating a safe window; (C) insertion of 22-gauge needle into the mass for localization; (D) 22-gauge needle fully advanced into mass with 19-gauge coaxial needle being advanced; and (E) 22-gauge needle withdrawn, allowing coaxial passes with a variety of intraluminal needles within the 19-gauge needle. (Bx = biopsy; FNA = fine needle aspiration.)
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (02) )