title: Fluorescence and navigational bronchoscopy.
abstract: Bronchoscopy is a minimally invasive method for lung cancer diagnosis. Smaller and more maneuverable bronchoscopes with higher image resolution and an adequate biopsy channel are being developed. High-resolution multiplanar computed tomography (CT) is used to produce 3-dimensional virtual images of the bronchial tree. The target lesion can be confirmed by a mini-radial ultrasound probe and potentially other technologies such as optical coherence tomography. These tools may provide a safer alternative method to CT-guided transthoracic lung biopsy for peripheral lung lesions that are not pleural based.
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrative Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, 6-108, 675 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1L3, Canada.
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McWilliams
authors.forename: Tawimas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shaipanich
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D062048:Narrow Band Imaging; D061848:Optical Imaging; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed