Ten-Year Outcome and Development of Virtual-Assisted Lung Mapping in Thoracic Surgery
Virtual-assisted lung mapping (VAL-MAP) is a preoperative bronchoscopic multispot dye-marking technique used in sublobar lung resection of barely palpable lung nodules. This review summarizes the history and outcomes of the VAL-MAP procedure. VAL-MAP was developed in 2012, and long-term outcomes of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-03-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/7/1971 |