Landmark Based Bronchoscope Localization for Needle Insertion Under Respiratory Deformation
Inbar Fried,Janine Hoelscher,Jason A. Akulian,Stephen Pizer,Ron Alterovitz,Inbar Fried,Janine Hoelscher,Jason A. Akulian,Stephen Pizer,Ron Alterovitz
Bronchoscopy is currently the least invasive method for definitively diagnosing lung cancer, which kills more people in the United States than any other form of cancer. Successfully diagnosing suspicious lung nodules requires accurate localization of the bronchoscope relative to a planned biopsy site in the airways. This task is challenging because the lung deforms intraoperatively due to respirat...
