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ReviewCardiovascular and interventional radiology2026

Opportunities for Interventional Radiology in Transbronchial Interventions.

Tabea Borde, Nicole A Varble, Diana Velazquez-Pimentel, Laetitia Saccenti, Alison S Baskin, Ming Li, Sheng Xu, William F Pritchard, John W Karanian, Zion Tse and 2 more

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Review in Cardiovascular and interventional radiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Tabea BordeCenter for Interventional Oncology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 3N320, MSC 1182, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA. tb.borde@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3019-5470
Nicole A VarbleCenter for Interventional Oncology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 3N320, MSC 1182, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Diana Velazquez-PimentelPhilips Healthcare, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Laetitia SaccentiCenter for Interventional Oncology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 3N320, MSC 1182, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Alison S BaskinDepartment of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Ming LiCenter for Interventional Oncology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 3N320, MSC 1182, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Sheng XuCenter for Interventional Oncology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 3N320, MSC 1182, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
William F PritchardCenter for Interventional Oncology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 3N320, MSC 1182, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
John W KaranianCenter for Interventional Oncology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 3N320, MSC 1182, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Zion TseSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Joseph R FontanaPulmonary and Vascular Medicine Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Bradford J WoodCenter for Interventional Oncology, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 3N320, MSC 1182, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.

Funding

National Cancer Center Z1A CL040015NIH Clinical Center 1ZID BC011242
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transbronchial interventions are rapidly evolving for diagnosis and treatment of peripheral lung nodules. Despite recent advances and lower risk of pleural-related complications, the diagnostic yield of bronchoscopic approaches remains lower than that of image-guided percutaneous approaches. Standardized transbronchial methods use engineered, robotic, and navigation approaches; however, a possible alternative approach familiar to interventional radiology (IR) could use image guidance, image fusion, and IR devices like guidewires and steerable sheaths for transbronchial navigation without the use of a bronchoscope. IR tools, training, and workforce might be applied to transbronchial approaches via minimally invasive image guidance. This review article summarizes current innovations and opportunities in transbronchial procedures that might be addressed using familiar IR technologies.

Indexed as

BronchoscopyLung NeoplasmsRadiography, InterventionalRadiology, InterventionalHumansAblation techniquesImage-guided biopsyInterventionalLungRadiology

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PMID41291068

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