The experience of software development for bronchologist assistance during transbronchial biopsy

The nodules form in the lungs in case of disseminated diseases. The lesion biopsy is needed for the establishment of the correct diagnosis and for the creation of the treatment plan. The one of the methods of biopsy sampling is the transbronchial biopsy. The bronchologists who conduct such procedures are faced with the number of problems. For example, the inability to visual determination of the nodule position during the procedure leads to a high probability of sampling the healthy tissue. The software was developed to solve this and some other problems. It would allow a specialist to plan a future procedure. The program visualizes the lung parenchyma, the airway tree and the nodules. The bronchologist can choose the optimal place for biopsy sampling as well as the optimal target for the bronchoscope needle introduction.