Open AccessFirst-in-Human Use of a Hybrid Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Acquisition System for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: A Multicenter Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Lonny Yarmus,
Christopher Mallow,
Nicholas J. Pastis,
Jeffrey Thiboutot,
Hans C. Lee,
David FellerKopman,
Andrew D. Lerner,
Nicole Tanner,
Gerard A. Silvestri,
Alexander Chen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000504025
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , peripheral , lesion , lung , biopsy , bronchoscopy , ultrasound , radiology , target lesion , sampling (signal processing) , prospective cohort study , pathology , nuclear medicine , filter (signal processing) , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction , computer science , computer vision
The ability to successfully perform a biopsy on pulmonary lesions by means of bronchoscopy varies widely due to anatomic and technological limitations. One major limitation is the lack of the ability to utilize real-time guidance during tissue sampling in the periphery. A novel system has been developed that enables real-time visualization and sampling of peripheral lesions by displaying an ultrasound image of the lesion and needle simultaneously.