Background Navigation bronchoscopy has seen rapid development in the past decade in
terms of new navigation techniques and multi-modality approaches utilizing different …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths worldwide. As a result of the
increasing use of chest CT scans and lung cancer screening initiatives, there is a rapidly …

The unequal distribution of medical resources and scarcity of experienced practitioners
confine access to bronchoscopy primarily to well-equipped hospitals in developed regions …

Objective To determine whether CT-to-body divergence can be overcome to improve the
diagnostic yield of peripheral pulmonary nodules with the combination of shape-sensing …

Background Guided bronchoscopy is increasingly used to diagnose peripheral pulmonary
lesions (PPLs). A meta-analysis published in 2012 demonstrated a pooled diagnostic yield …

Purpose Lung nodules are a common radiographic finding. Non-surgical biopsy is
recommended in patients with moderate or high pretest probability for malignancy. Shape …

Background Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy has been the dominant
bronchoscopic technology for targeting small peripheral lesions and now includes digital …

Background Robot-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) is among the newest bronchoscopic
technologies, allowing improved visualization and access for small and hard-to-reach …

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2023 Expert Consensus Document:
Staging and multidisciplinary management of patients with early-stage non–small cell lung …

Background Robotic bronchoscopy (RB) aims to increase the diagnostic yield of guided
bronchoscopy by providing improved navigation, farther reach, and stability during lesion …