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Author Spotlight: Expanding Interventional Pulmonology Research with Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy
Published on: July 19, 2024
A Review of Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy Platforms in the Sampling of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions
Michael Lu1, Sridesh Nath2, Roy W Semaan2
1Division of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Abstract:
Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy is one of the newest additions to clinicians' armamentarium for the biopsy of peripheral pulmonary lesions in light of the suboptimal yields and sensitivities of conventional bronchoscopic platforms. In this article, we review the existing literature pertaining to the feasibility as well as sensitivity of available robotic-assisted bronchoscopic platforms.
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