The use and availability of diverse advanced X-ray based imaging and guidance systems in the field of interventional pulmonology are rapidly growing. This popularity links inextricably to an increase in ionizing radiation use. Knowing ionizing radiation is hazardous, knowledge and competent use of X-ray imaging and guidance systems are important.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPulmonary nodules with intermediate to high risk of malignancy should preferably be diagnosed with image guide minimally invasive diagnostics before treatment. Several technological innovations have been developed to endobronchially navigate to these lesions and obtain tissue for diagnosis. This review addresses these technological advancements in navigation bronchoscopy in three basic steps: navigation, position confirmation and acquisition, with a specific focus on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).
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