India's first Virtual Bronchoscopy Navigation system
May 12 , 2018 2308 days 849 0
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has set up Virtual Bronchoscopy Navigation (VBN), an advanced facility for diagnosis and treatment of patients with small tumor-like spots in lungs.
The VBN system was installed in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders at AIIMS.
Very few countries like China, Singapore besides the US and Europe have this facility
The VBN system allows getting samples from these small lung lesions with extreme precision and safety by using a bronchoscope, thereby increasing the likelihood of making a clear-cut diagnosis.