- Presence of central pulmonary lesion and visible under the bronchoscope; lesions presented as exudative or consolidation in CT imaging; the location was unsuitable for CT-guided biopsy; presence of pneumothorax or pleural effusion patients have contraindication for EBUS-GS or CT-TTNB,such as cardiopulmonary dysfunction, cachexia, thrombocytopenia or coagulopathy.