@inproceedings{d022a3ff4ced439ebdb6e70e6ccca07b,
title = "Image-guided endobronchial ultrasound",
abstract = "Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is now recommended as a standard procedure for in vivo verification of extraluminal diagnostic sites during cancer-staging bronchoscopy. Yet, physicians vary considerably in their skills at using EBUS effectively. Regarding existing bronchoscopy guidance systems, studies have shown their effectiveness in the lung-cancer management process. With such a system, a patient's X-ray computed tomography (CT) scan is used to plan a procedure to regions of interest (ROIs). This plan is then used during follow-on guided bronchoscopy. Recent clinical guidelines for lung cancer, however, also dictate using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging for identifying suspicious ROIs and aiding in the cancer-staging process. While researchers have attempted to use guided bronchoscopy systems in tandem with PET imaging and EBUS, no true EBUS-centric guidance system exists. We now propose a full multimodal image-based methodology for guiding EBUS. The complete methodology involves two components: 1) a procedure planning protocol that gives bronchoscope movements appropriate for live EBUS positioning; and 2) a guidance strategy and associated system graphical user interface (GUI) designed for image-guided EBUS. We present results demonstrating the operation of the system.",
author = "Higgins, {William E.} and Xiaonan Zang and Ronnarit Cheirsilp and Patrick Byrnes and Trevor Kuhlengel and Rebecca Bascom and Jennifer Toth",
note = "Funding Information: This work was partially supported by NIH grant R01-CA151433 from the National Cancer Institute. William E. Higgins has an identified conict of interest related to grant R01-CA151433, which is under management by Penn State and has been reported to the NIH. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 SPIE.; Medical Imaging 2016: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling ; Conference date: 28-02-2016 Through 01-03-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1117/12.2208771",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Webster, {Robert J.} and Yaniv, {Ziv R.}",
booktitle = "Medical Imaging 2016",
address = "United States",
}