Computed tomography-guided dual localization with microcoil and patent blue vital dye for deep-seated pulmonary nodules in thoracoscopic surgery

Background/Purpose: In video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) resection of small lung nodules, preoperative dye marking around the visceral pleura provides surface localization to help initiate resection, while implantation of a fiducial marker such as a microcoil can provide inner localization to a...

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Main Authors: Chi-Wei Lin, Huan-Jang Ko, Shun-Mao Yang, Yi-Chang Chen, Wei-Chun Ko, Hsin-Chieh Huang, Jin-Shing Chen, Yeun-Chung Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664618303607