Image-guided EBUS bronchoscopy system for lung-cancer staging

Image-guided EBUS bronchoscopy system for lung-cancer staging

The staging of the central-chest lymph nodes is a major step in the management of lung-cancer patients. For this purpose, the physician uses a device that integrates videobronchoscopy and an endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) probe. To biopsy a lymph node, the physician first uses videobronchoscopy to...

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Main Authors: Xiaonan Zang, Ronnarit Cheirsilp, Patrick D. Byrnes, Trevor K. Kuhlengel, Catherine Abendroth, Thomas Allen, Rickhesvar Mahraj, Jennifer Toth, Rebecca Bascom, William E. Higgins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Informatics in Medicine Unlocked
Subjects:
Bronchoscopy
Lung cancer staging
Endobronchial ultrasound
Image-guided surgery systems
Multimodal imaging
Lymph nodes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352914821001507

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