Mobile cone-beam computed tomography complementing shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy in the small pulmonary nodule sampling: A multicentre experience.
David Abia-TrujilloErik E FolchAlejandra Yu Lee-MateusPrasanth BalasubramanianFayez KheirColleen M KeyesRegina VillalobosRyan M ChadhaBritney N HazelettSebastian Fernandez-BussyPublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2023)
Overall, diagnostic yield between subgroups with and without mCBCT was similar. The complementary use of mCBCT to ssRAB allows proceduralists to target more complex and subsolid PPNs with a diagnostic yield comparable to simple solid PPNs while maintaining an excellent safety profile.