Electromagnetic navigation.
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy using overlaid CT Images is a safe procedure. It improves the diagnostic yield of the flexible bronchoscopy for peripheral lesions and also allows sampling of the mediastinal lymph nodes. Additionally, the system provides several other advantages: there is no additional radiation, and it has a short learning curve. It can also be used for fiducial marker placement for brachytherapy or stereotactic radiosurgery. It plays a complementary role to other modalities such as ultrathin bronchoscopy or an endobronchial ultrasonography.
Schwarz
Yehuda
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Department of Pulmonology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weisman Street, Tel-Aviv, 64239, Israel. schwarz@tasmc.health.gov.il
D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012984:Software; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods