Comparison of computed tomographic imaging-guided hook wire localization and electromagnetic navigation bronchoscope localization in the resection of pulmonary nodules: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract The resection of nodules by thoracoscopic surgery is difficult because the nodules may be hard to identify. Preoperative localization of pulmonary nodules is widely used in the clinic. In this study, we retrospectively compared CT-guided hook wire localization and electromagnetic navigation...

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Main Authors: Yu Tian, Cong Wang, Weiming Yue, Ming Lu, Hui Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78146-z