Goud Aditya, Dahagam Chanukya, Breen David P, Sarkar Saiyad
Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA ;
Interventional Respiratory Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland ;
J Thorac Dis. 2016 Jul;8(Suppl 6):S501-8. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.02.73.
The incidence of pulmonary nodules and lung cancer is rising. Some of this increase in incidence is due to improved pick up by newer imaging modalities. However, the goal is to diagnose these lesion, many of which are located in the periphery, by safe and relatively non-invasive methods. This has led to the emergence of numerous techniques such as electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy (ENB). Current evidence supports a role for these techniques in the diagnostic pathway. However, numerous factor influence the diagnostic accuracy. Thus despite significant advances, more research needs to be undertaken to further improve the currently available diagnostic technologies.
肺结节和肺癌的发病率正在上升。发病率的部分上升归因于更新的成像方式提高了检出率。然而,目标是通过安全且相对无创的方法诊断这些病变,其中许多位于外周。这导致了诸如电磁导航支气管镜检查(ENB)等众多技术的出现。目前的证据支持这些技术在诊断流程中的作用。然而,众多因素影响诊断准确性。因此,尽管取得了重大进展,但仍需要进行更多研究以进一步改进现有的诊断技术。