Background: Navigated bronchoscopy uses virtual 3-dimensional lung model visualizations
created from preoperative computed tomography images often in synchronization with the …

Currently early diagnosis of malignant lesions at the periphery of lung parenchyma requires
guidance of the biopsy needle catheter from the bronchoscope into the smaller peripheral …

Background Endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is
the endoscopic method of choice for confirming lung cancer metastasis to mediastinal lymph …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of a method for estimating the tip
position of a fiber optic shape-sensing (FOSS) integrated instrument being inserted through …

Early diagnosis in lung cancer often requires finding and biopsy peripheral nodules located
in the parenchyma of the lung, outside the small airways. Because bronchoscopes are too …

Purpose: To develop an imaging-based 3D catheter navigation system for transbronchial
procedures including biopsy and tumor ablation using a single-plane C-arm x-ray system …

The successful outcome of any minimally invasive procedure is highly dependent on the
imaging chain, as the medical team has to rely on indirect visualization of the surgical field …

Accurate and efficient 3D catheter navigation within the airways is crucial for transbronchial
procedures, including biopsy and tumor ablation. While electromagnetic tracking for 3D tip …

Navigation in bronchoscopy has developed into a feasible approach for lung diagnostics
since introduced in 1998. The concept combines computer generated models from patient …