Image-guided endobronchial ultrasound

William E. Higgins; Xiaonan Zang; Ronnarit Cheirsilp; Patrick Byrnes; Trevor Kuhlengel; Rebecca Bascom; Jennifer Toth

doi:10.1117/12.2208771

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18 March 2016 Image-guided endobronchial ultrasound

William E. Higgins, Xiaonan Zang, Ronnarit Cheirsilp, Patrick Byrnes, Trevor Kuhlengel, Rebecca Bascom, Jennifer Toth

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Proceedings Volume 9786, Medical Imaging 2016: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling; 97862G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2208771
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2016, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is now recommended as a standard procedure for in vivo verification of extraluminal diagnostic sites during cancer-staging bronchoscopy. Yet, physicians vary considerably in their skills at using EBUS effectively. Regarding existing bronchoscopy guidance systems, studies have shown their effectiveness in the lung-cancer management process. With such a system, a patient's X-ray computed tomography (CT) scan is used to plan a procedure to regions of interest (ROIs). This plan is then used during follow-on guided bronchoscopy. Recent clinical guidelines for lung cancer, however, also dictate using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging for identifying suspicious ROIs and aiding in the cancer-staging process. While researchers have attempted to use guided bronchoscopy systems in tandem with PET imaging and EBUS, no true EBUS-centric guidance system exists. We now propose a full multimodal image-based methodology for guiding EBUS. The complete methodology involves two components: 1) a procedure planning protocol that gives bronchoscope movements appropriate for live EBUS positioning; and 2) a guidance strategy and associated system graphical user interface (GUI) designed for image-guided EBUS. We present results demonstrating the operation of the system.

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William E. Higgins, Xiaonan Zang, Ronnarit Cheirsilp, Patrick Byrnes, Trevor Kuhlengel, Rebecca Bascom, and Jennifer Toth "Image-guided endobronchial ultrasound", Proc. SPIE 9786, Medical Imaging 2016: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 97862G (18 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2208771

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