@Article{MartaDiez-Ferrer2017,
author="Marta Diez-Ferrer
and Debora Gil
and Elena Carre{\~n}o
and Susana Padrones
and Samantha Aso",
title="Positive Airway Pressure-Enhanced CT to Improve Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation",
journal="Journal of Thoracic Oncology",
year="2017",
volume="12",
number="1S",
pages="S596-S597",
optkeywords="Thorax CT",
optkeywords="diagnosis",
optkeywords="Peripheral Pulmonary Nodule",
abstract="A main weakness of virtual bronchoscopic navigation (VBN) is unsuccessful segmentation of distal branches approaching peripheral pulmonary nodules (PPN). CT scan acquisition protocol is pivotal for segmentation covering the utmost periphery. We hypothesize that application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) during CT acquisition could improve visualization and segmentation of peripheral bronchi. The purpose of the present pilot study is to compare quality of segmentations under 4 CT acquisition modes: inspiration (INSP), expiration (EXP) and both with CPAP (INSP-CPAP and EXP-CPAP).",
optnote="IAM; 600.096; 600.075; 600.145",
optnote="exported from refbase (http://refbase.cvc.uab.es/show.php?record=2883), last updated on Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:57:29 +0200",
opturl="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2016.11.758"
}