Advanced Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
Respiratory Medicine
Advanced diagnostic bronchoscopies are cutting-edge procedures that enable the diagnosis and staging of lung diseases. The services include Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS), Virtual Bronchoscopy Navigation (VBN), Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB), and Dynamic Scan Guided Bronchoscopy Examination, among others.
Applications
| EBUS | Using ultrasound to penetrate the bronchial wall, it assists doctors in understanding the subtle structural abnormalities on the outer surface of the patient's trachea. |
| VBN | This novel guiding approach involves processing patients' chest CT scan images through computer software to create a virtual three-dimensional visualization model of the lungs. It generates the optimal bronchial pathway leading to the target lesion, guiding the operator to navigate the bronchoscope to the affected area. This significantly enhances the efficiency of bronchoscopy procedures. |
| ENB | Conventional bronchoscopy usually can only reach the more central parts of the lung, but ENB can go further to the periphery or even the most distal aspects with extremely fine and flexible biopsy tools. |
| Dyna-CT guided bronchoscopy | A hybrid operating theatre can provide unparalleled real-time imaging through Dyna-CT scan to guide and confirm successful navigation and biopsy of difficult-to-reach or small lesions. |
In addition to EBUS, navigational bronchoscopy techniques enhance the precision and safety of diagnostic procedures. Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) uses electromagnetic sensors to create a three-dimensional map of the patient's airways. This map guides the bronchoscope through complex bronchial pathways, reaching peripheral lung lesions that were previously difficult to access. Another type of navigational bronchoscopy is virtual bronchoscopy (VB), which employs computed tomography (CT) images to generate a virtual model of the patient's airways. This virtual model aids in pre-procedural planning, allowing physicians to simulate the bronchoscopy and determine the optimal path to lesions.
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