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Steven Leong1, Hong Ju, Henry Marshall, Rayleen Bowman, Ian Yang, Ann-Maree Ree, Cathy Saxon, Kwun M Fong.
Abstract
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) is an exciting new bronchoscopic technique that promises accurate navigation to peripheral pulmonary target lesions, using technology similar to a car global positioning system (GPS) unit. Potential uses for ENB include biopsy of peripheral lung lesions, pleural dye marking of nodules for surgical wedge resection, placement of fiducial markers for stereotactic radiotherapy, and therapeutic insertion of brachytherapy catheters into malignant tissue. This article will describe the ENB procedure, review the published literature, compare ENB to existing biopsy techniques, and outline the challenges for widespread implementation of this new technology.Entities:
Keywords: Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy; brachytherapy; global positioning system; stereotactic radiotherapy; surgical wedge resection
Year: 2012 PMID: 22833823 PMCID: PMC3378214 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.03.08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Dis ISSN: 2072-1439 Impact factor: 2.895