Real-time image-guided electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy dual-marker technique to localize deep pulmonary nodules in a hybrid operating room

• Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery Vol. 58; no. Suppl_1; pp. i103 - i105
• Main Authors: Cheng, Chuan, Fang, Hsin-Yueh, Wen, Chih-Tsung, Chao, Yin-Kai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.08.2020
• Subjects: Hybrid operating room; Navigation bronchoscopy; Localization; Pulmonary nodules

Herein, we describe a Dyna-computed tomography-guided electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy technique aimed at localizing deep pulmonary nodules. The method was implemented in a hybrid operating room and required the use of 2 markers (a near-infrared dye as a surface marker and a microcoil as a de...