Real-Time Three-Dimensional Optical Coherence Tomography Guidance for Transbronchial Biopsy: A Proof-of-Concept Ex Vivo Study

Takayasu Ito, Tomoya Baba, Hayata Kimura, Shota Nakamura, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa, Makoto Ishii, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine

Surgical Innovation

Published online on August 12, 2026

Abstract

Surgical Innovation, Ahead of Print.
Background/needConventional bronchoscopy has a limited ability to localize and accurately target peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) because these lesions are not endoscopically visible, and obtaining three-dimensional (3D) images of the position of ...