Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy and Transthoracic Sampling of Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules: One Step Back, One Leap Forward for the Evaluation of Technology Targeting the Lung Periphery

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Division of Respiratory Medicine McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Editorial

David M DiBardino et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023.

. 2023 Oct 15;208(8):827-828.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202308-1517ED.

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Division of Respiratory Medicine McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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A Multicenter, Single-Arm, Prospective Trial Assessing the Diagnostic Yield of Electromagnetic Bronchoscopic and Transthoracic Navigation for Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules.
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