Open AccessVirtual bronchoscopic navigation without fluoroscopy guidance for peripheral pulmonary lesions in inexperienced pulmonologist
Author(s) -
Shijie Li,
Wanpu Yan,
Mailin Chen,
Zhongwu Li,
Yanli Zhu,
Qi Wu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chinese journal of cancer research/chinese journal of cancer research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1993-0631
pISSN - 1000-9604
DOI - 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2020.04.10
Subject(s) - medicine , fluoroscopy , pulmonologist , radiology , confidence interval , odds ratio , bronchoscopy , lesion , malignancy , surgery , intensive care medicine
Fluoroscopy guidance is generally required for endobronchial ultrasonography with guide sheath (EBUS-GS) in peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs). Virtual bronchoscopic navigation (VBN) can guide the bronchoscope by creating virtual images of the bronchial route to the lesion. The diagnostic yield and safety profiles of VBN without fluoroscopy for PPLs have not been evaluated in inexperienced pulmonologist performing EBUS-GS.