Open AccessElectromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy With Tomosynthesis-based Visualization and Positional Correction
Author(s) -
Michael Pritchett,
Krish Bhadra,
Jennifer Mattingley
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000687
Subject(s) - medicine , tomosynthesis , radiology , pneumothorax , bronchoscopy , nuclear medicine , cancer , breast cancer , mammography
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) aids in lung lesion biopsy. However, anatomic divergence between the preprocedural computed tomography (CT) and the actual bronchial anatomy during the procedure can limit localization accuracy. An advanced ENB system has been designed to mitigate CT-to-body divergence using a tomosynthesis-based software algorithm that enhances nodule visibility and allows for intraprocedural local registration.