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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Virtual bronchoscopic navigation combined with endobronchial ultrasound to diagnose small peripheral pulmonary lesions: a randomised trial.
Bronchoscopy using endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) can help to diagnose small peripheral pulmonary lesions. However, although biopsy sites can be confirmed, a bronchoscope cannot be guided in EBUS. Virtual bronchoscopic navigation (VBN) can guide a bronchoscope with virtual images, but its value has not been confirmed. ⋯ The diagnostic yield for small peripheral pulmonary lesions is increased when VBN is combined with EBUS. Clinical trial number UMIN000000569.