Emphysematous lungs do not affect visibility of virtual-assisted lung mapping

Conclusion The skill of the marking operator and the patient’s smoking history had significant effects on the intraoperative visibility of markings made by virtual-assisted lung mapping, whereas emphysematous lungs did not affect the intraoperative visibility of lung markings.

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Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - January 21, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yamanashi, K., Sato, M., Marumo, S., Fukui, T., Sumitomo, R., Shoji, T., Otake, Y., Katayama, T., Huang, C.-L. Tags: Thoracic Source Type: research