This guideline is based on a comprehensive review of the literature on pulmonary nodules
and expert opinion. Although the management pathway for the majority of nodules detected …

Objectives The objective of this article is to update previous evidence-based
recommendations for evaluation and management of individuals with solid pulmonary …

Background The diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPL) continues to present
clinical challenges. Despite extensive experience with guided bronchoscopy, the diagnostic …

Background Lung cancer is usually suspected in individuals who have an abnormal chest
radiograph or have symptoms caused by either local or systemic effects of the tumor. The …

Background The landscape of guided bronchoscopy for the sampling of pulmonary
parenchymal lesions is evolving rapidly. Shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy …

Background The detection of pulmonary nodules (PNs) is likely to increase, especially with
the release of the National Lung Screen Trials. When tissue diagnosis is desired …

Background Bronchoscopy is a useful tool for the diagnosis of lesions near central airways;
however, the diagnostic accuracy of these procedures for peripheral pulmonary lesions …

Tissue diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) can be challenging. In the past,
flexible bronchoscopy was commonly performed for this purpose but its diagnostic yield is …

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

Background: Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) has been widely adopted as
a guidance technique for biopsy of peripheral lung nodules. However, ENB is limited by the …