Real-time image tracking of a flexible bronchoscope

A. Schneider, H. Hautmann, H. Barfuss, T. Pinkau, F. Peltz, H. Feussner, A. Wichert

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Abstract

Electromagnetical tracking devices have become so small, that tracking of flexible instruments is possible. Because of the low diagnostic yield of flexible bronchoscopy, we assembled and evaluated a system for navigation of the bronchoscopes tip. In order to evaluate the exactness of the electromagnetical tracking system in a preoperative CT-Scan, 16 patients underwent diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy with fluoroscopic guidance. Deviation was measured and computed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)753-757
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Congress Series
Volume1268
Issue numberC
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2004

Keywords

  • 3-D imaging
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Image-guided
  • Navigation
  • Stereotaxy
  • Tracking
  • Virtual bronchoscopy

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