Fig. 25.1 Devices for flex-rigid pleuroscopy under local anesthesia. (a) Flex-rigid pleuroscope (LTF-260, Olympus). (b) Flexible trocar. (c) Alligator biopsy forceps Flex-rigid pleuroscope (LTF-260, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) Endoscopy system (light…
Fig. 14.1 A representative case to show the importance of scope rotation. (a) A patient with a lung mass on the right S6 on chest CT. (b) During bronchoscopy, initial…
Fig. 29.1 (a) There is mild thickening and redness on the mucosa of the left upper lobe bronchus (arrow). This was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma after biopsy. (b) On…
Fig. 23.1 The convex probe endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscope. The different scope models, such as (a) BF-UC260FW by Olympus, (b) BE-530US by Fuji Film, and (c) BE-1970UK by PENTAX 2….
Fig. 10.1 Preparation of transbronchial biopsy/cytology samples 1. Specimen bottles with formalin 2. Thin tweezers 3. Nitrocellulose papers with square cut sections that are 5-mm wide 4….
Fig. 18.1 Management algorithm for pulmonary nodules detected on CT scan (This is adapted at the Department of Endoscopy of the National Cancer Center, Japan, and is based on the…
Fig. 4.1 An example of radiography use during barium enema to evaluate the mucosa and microscopic folds of the stomach Fig. 4.2 An example of radiography use during postoperative treatment…
Fig. 28.1 Devices for endoscopic bronchial occlusion. (a) Endobronchial Watanabe spigot is a type of silicone bronchial blocker that is available in three sizes based on diameter. (b) Grasping forceps….
Gain value (G) 9/19 Contrast value (C) 4/8 Image quality (I) Image-1 Scanning direction (DIR) Inverse (INV) Fig. 16.1 Setting of the ultrasound device 16.2 Typical R-EBUS Findings [3–8] R-EBUS…
Fig. 20.1 Virtual bronchoscopic navigation systems available 20.2 Requirements 1. LungPoint (Broncus Ltd) (Fig. 20.2) Fig. 20.2 The LungPoint® VBN system 2. Thin-slice CT images, as recommended by the…
