Navigated ultrasound bronchoscopy with integrated positron emission tomography-A human feasibility study.
Arne Kildahl-AndersenErlend Fagertun HofstadOle-Vegard SolbergHanne SorgerTore AmundsenThomas LangøHåkon Olav LeiraPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Our study introduces a feasible multimodal electromagnetic navigation platform that combines intraoperative ultrasound with preoperative segmented CT and PET imaging data for EBUS lymph node staging examinations. This innovative approach holds promise for enhancing the accuracy and effectiveness of EBUS procedures.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- pet imaging
- lymph node
- computed tomography
- pet ct
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patients undergoing
- endothelial cells
- big data
- randomized controlled trial
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- image quality
- sentinel lymph node
- dual energy
- systematic review
- electronic health record
- ultrasound guided
- high frequency
- contrast enhanced
- pain management
- machine learning
- pluripotent stem cells