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Project

Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy and breath analysis in patients presenting with a non-calcified nodule on chest CT (NAVIBREATH).

This project aims at determining the nature of the incidental lung nodules with possible malignant cause.on a chest Ct scan performed in comorbid patients. These nodules will be approached for biopsy via a GPS-like electromagnetic navigation syste and via the analysis of exhaled volatile organic compounds (VCOC's), a refelection of the altered Krebs cycle metabolism in cancer cells. Thes e VOC's will be obtained in the exhaled breath and by endobronchial sampling during the EM procedure. This will allow us to identify the nature of the nodule and adpt its treatment accordingly
Date:1 Feb 2021 →  31 Aug 2022
Keywords:CANCER BIOMERKERS
Disciplines:Image-guided interventions, Cancer diagnosis, Respiratory medicine