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  • Pulmonology and Interventional Radiology

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  • Transbronchial interventions are advancing for diagnosing and treating peripheral lung nodules.
  • Current bronchoscopic methods have limitations in diagnostic yield compared to percutaneous approaches.
  • Pleural complications are reduced with newer bronchoscopic techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review innovations and opportunities in transbronchial procedures.
  • To explore the potential application of interventional radiology (IR) technologies in transbronchial navigation.
  • To present an alternative to standard bronchoscopic methods for peripheral lung nodule diagnosis and treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current innovations in transbronchial procedures.
  • Exploration of interventional radiology (IR) image guidance, image fusion, and devices (guidewires, steerable sheaths).
  • Discussion of applying IR tools and workforce to transbronchial approaches without a bronchoscope.

Main Results:

  • Transbronchial interventions are evolving rapidly.
  • Bronchoscopic diagnostic yield is lower than image-guided percutaneous approaches.
  • IR technologies offer a potential alternative for transbronchial navigation.

Conclusions:

  • Interventional radiology (IR) offers a familiar and potentially advantageous approach to transbronchial interventions.
  • IR image guidance and devices could enhance transbronchial navigation and diagnostic yield.
  • Further integration of IR technologies may optimize minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of peripheral lung nodules.