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Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions

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Bronchoscopy may be limited in terms of direct endobronchial visualization of farther bronchial subsegments. Therefore, it is necessary to study the computed tomography (CT) images prior to examination in order to count the number of bronchial bifurcations from the trachea before reaching the lesion. It is often difficult to imagine three-dimensional endoscopic images from the two-dimensional images on CT. Virtual bronchoscopic navigation (VBN) system mechanically indicates the route to the target lesion.

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  1. Respiratory Endoscopy Division, Department of Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Yuji Matsumoto

  2. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, 4-1-22 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8935, Japan

    Takehiro Izumo

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  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

    Takehiro Izumo

  2. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Shinji Sasada

  3. Department of Radiological Techonology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Tomohiko Aso

  4. Nursing Service Department, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Kazuko Nasu

  5. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Yasuaki Arai

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Matsumoto, Y., Izumo, T. (2017). Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions. In: Izumo, T., Sasada, S., Aso, T., Nasu, K., Arai, Y. (eds) Respiratory Endoscopy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-916-5_20

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