Protocol for the VAL-MAP 2.0 trial: a multicentre, single-arm, phase III trial to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual-assisted lung mapping by bronchoscopic dye injection and microcoil implementation in patients with small pulmonary nodules in Japan

Introduction Tumour localisation is important for successful resection of lung nodules with optimal resection margins in sublobar resection. Virtual-assisted bronchoscopic localisation technique combined with dye marking and microcoil placement (VAL-MAP 2.0) is a minimally invasive, virtual-assisted...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Keiko Ueda, Yukari Uemura, Masaaki Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/9/e028018.full