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2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Systematic Bronchoscopy: the Four Landmarks Approach

Kristoffer Mazanti Cold¹, Anishan Vamadevan¹, Anne Orholm Nielsen^1,2, Lars Konge¹, Paul Frost Clementsen¹

¹Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen and the Capital Region of Denmark, ²Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital

Here, we present a protocol to navigate the bronchial maze in a structured manner, splitting the bronchoscopy into a stepwise approach-the four landmarks approach.

Medicine

Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound and Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy with Fluoroscopy for the Diagnosis of Peripheral Lung Lesions

Amanda Dandanell Juul^1,2, Alexis Pulga³, Arman Arshad¹

¹Department of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University Hospital, ²Odense Respiratory Research Unit (ODIN), Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, ³Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital

Diagnosing small lung tumors is quite difficult using a bronchoscope alone. Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy is used to locate the lesion, similar to the Global Positioning System. Radial endobronchial ultrasound and fluoroscopy confirm the correct location and monitor the sampling.