• Yuji Matsumoto, Takehiro Izumo, Shinji Sasada, Takaaki Tsuchida, and Yuichiro Ohe.
• Department of Endoscopy, Respiratory Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
• Clin Respir J. 2017 Mar 1; 11 (2): 185-192.

Background And AimsThe application of radial probe endobronchial ultrasound (R-EBUS) and virtual bronchoscopic navigation has improved the diagnostic outcome of bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs). Nonetheless, while existing navigation systems are very useful for selecting the bronchus containing the target lesion, the associated introductory costs are high. Therefore, we focused on virtual bronchoscopy (VB) using the workstation, ziostation that was already available in many countries as an adjunct modality.MethodsConsecutive patients who underwent bronchoscopy with R-EBUS for PPLs (major diameter ≤30 mm) were enrolled. From late June 2013 to November 2013, 121 patients were examined with ziostation, and from September 2012 to early June 2013, 113 patients were examined without ziostation. We compared the diagnostic yield, EBUS detection rate and procedure time between two groups to evaluate the utility of the VB.ResultsThe ziostation group had significantly higher diagnostic yield than the non-ziostation group (77.7% vs 64.6%, P = 0.030). Following the multivariate analysis, use of ziostation was a significant factor affecting the diagnostic yield. Meanwhile, EBUS detection rate was significantly higher in the ziostation group (94.2% vs 75.2%, P < 0.001). And, procedure time was significantly shorter in the ziostation group (mean ± standard deviation: 24.0 ± 7.4 min vs 26.9 ± 7.9 min, P = 0.005).ConclusionVB offered by the workstation was a valuable tool that facilitated more accurate and rapid bronchoscopy procedure for diagnosis of PPLs.© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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