Open AccessComputed tomography criteria for the use of advanced localization techniques in minimally invasive thoracoscopic lung resection
Author(s) -
Min P. Kim,
Duc T. Nguyen,
Edward Y. Chan,
Leonora M. Meisenbach,
Lisa Kopas,
Edward A. Graviss,
Alan B. Lumsden,
Nakul Gupta
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.05.54
Subject(s) - medicine , lung , computed tomography , radiology , nodule (geology) , thoracoscopy , invasive surgery , surgical resection , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , resection , tomography , surgery , paleontology , biology
The significant improvement of patient outcomes from minimally invasive lung surgery has led to the development of advanced lung nodule localization techniques to help manage patients with small suspicious lung nodules or to help resect patients with small pulmonary metastases. However, there are no clear computed tomography (CT) criteria to guide the use of advanced localization techniques for this group of patients.