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Comment
. 2021 Jan;13(1):405-408.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-3323.

What should we realistically expect from robotic bronchoscopy in the near future?

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Comment

What should we realistically expect from robotic bronchoscopy in the near future?

Elliot Ho et al. J Thorac Dis. 2021 Jan.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-3323). Dr. DKH reports personal fees from Olympus/Spiration, personal fees from PulmonX, during the conduct of the study; personal fees and other from Auris, personal fees from Ambu, personal fees, non-financial support and other from Body Vision, personal fees and other from Eolo, other from Eon, other from Gravitas, personal fees and other from Noah Medical, personal fees and other from LX-Medical, other from Med-Opsys, other from Monogram Orthopedics, personal fees and other from Preora, other from VIDA, other from Viomics, grants and personal fees from Boston Scientific, personal fees from Johnson and Johnson, personal fees from oncocyte, personal fees from veracyte, personal fees and other from Broncus, grants and personal fees from Gala, personal fees from Heritage Biologics, personal fees from IDbyDNA, personal fees from Level-Ex, personal fees from Medtronic, personal fees from Neurotronic, personal fees from olympus, personal fees from PulmonX, personal fees from Astra-Zeneca, personal fees from Biodesix, personal fees from Genetech, personal fees from Grifols, personal fees from Takeda, personal fees from CSL, personal fees from InhibRX, personal fees and other from Prothea-X, outside the submitted work. Dr. SM reports other from Olympus, other from Boston Scientific, grants from Pinnacle Biologics, other from Cook Medical, other from Johnson and Johnson, grants from Medtronic, outside the submitted work. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Lung nodule sampling with robotic bronchoscopy. (A) Axial CT scan showing a peripheral mixed ground glass-solid nodule with a vessel leading to it. No “bronchus sign” was noted. (B) The planning was performed based on the “vessel sign”, which led to successful navigation to the target nodule and the scope was parked at 16 mm proximal to the lesion. (C) Operator is seated during the robotic bronchoscopy procedure and could move away from the patient and the X-ray tube.

Comment on

  • Robotic bronchoscopy: is it classic?
    Goto T. Goto T. J Thorac Dis. 2021 Jan;13(1):409-410. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-3088. J Thorac Dis. 2021. PMID: 33569221 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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