Image-guided video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (iVATS) - phase I-II clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To facilitate localization and resection of small lung nodules, we developed a prospective clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT01847209) for a novel surgical approach which combines placement of fiducials using intra-operative C-arm computed tomography (CT) guidance with standard thoracoscopic resection technique using image-guided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (iVATS).

Methods

Pretrial training was performed in a porcine model using C-arm CT and needle guidance software. Methodology and workflow for iVATS was developed, and a multi-modality team was trained. A prospective phase I-II clinical trial was initiated with the goal of recruiting eligible patients with small peripheral pulmonary nodules. Intra-operative C-arm CT scan was utilized for guidanc

SUBMITTER: Gill RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4539147 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature