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ArticleCurrent health sciences journal

Feasibility Study of a Novel Navigation System for Biopsy of Peripheral Lesions in the Lungs.

L G Gruionu, A Săftoiu, T Popa, C Ciobârcă, C T Streba, A M Ioncică, G Gruionu

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Article in Current health sciences journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

L G GruionuMedinsys Craiova, Romania.
A SăftoiuResearch Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Craiova, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
T PopaMedinsys Craiova, Romania.
C CiobârcăMedinsys Craiova, Romania.
C T StrebaPulmonology Department, Emergency County Clinical Hospital Craiova, Romania.
A M IoncicăPulmonology Department, Emergency County Clinical Hospital Craiova, Romania.
G GruionuMedinsys Craiova, Romania.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A novel system for electromagnetic navigation in bronchoscopy (ENB) to improve peripheral lesion targeting and diagnostic is currently under development, and preliminary tests on a complex phantom are presented in this paper. The system named Transbite is proving to be easy to use, accurate and useful for experienced and beginner users, with precision around 5-9 mm in reaching targets in sub-segmental bronchi where a conventional video-bronchoscope cannot extent. Transbite system consists of a planning and orientation software, a navigation and biopsy forceps, an active marker that is placed on patient chest and an electromagnetic tracking system from the market connected to a computer containing the software. Transbite can be used with any bronchoscopy system, has a short set-up procedure and learning curve.

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bronchoscopycomputer tomography (CT)electromagnetic tracking (EMT)fusion imagingmagnetic resonance (MR)

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PMID30568816
PMCPMC6256145

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