This guideline is based on a comprehensive review of the literature on pulmonary nodules
and expert opinion. Although the management pathway for the majority of nodules detected …

Background Image guided transthoracic needle aspiration (TTNA) is a valuable tool used for
the diagnosis of countless thoracic diseases. Computed tomography (CT) is the most …

Background Despite advances in bronchoscopy, its diagnostic yield for peripheral lung
lesions continues to be suboptimal. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) could be …

Purpose To retrospectively evaluate the diagnostic performance and complications of C-arm
cone-beam computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy …

Background Advances in bronchoscopy and CT-guided lung biopsy have improved the
evaluation of small pulmonary lesions (PLs), leading to an increase in preoperative …

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a well-established imaging modality with
numerous proven applications across multiple clinical disciplines. More recently, CBCT has …

Background Percutaneous CT-guided biopsy of lung nodules is an established method with
high diagnostic accuracy but a high rate of pneumothorax and chest tube insertion …

Background Supine or prone positioning of the patient on the gantry table is the current
standard of care for CT-guided lung biopsy; positioning biopsy side down was hypothesized …

Background: Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) is a minimally invasive
technology for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules. However, ENB is limited by …

Background: Pulmonary nodules suspicious for lung cancer are frequently diagnosed.
Evaluating and optimizing the diagnostic yield of lung nodule biopsy is critical as innovation …