Placement of markers to assist minimally invasive resection of peripheral lung lesions

Pulmonary nodules are well-circumscribed lesions that are surrounded by pulmonary parenchyma and measure <3 cm. These nodules can be solitary or multiple, solid or subsolid (1,2), and more importantly, have the potential of being malignant. The incidence of pulmonary nodules in the United States has been reported to be 1.5 million and is expected to rise with current screening guidelines and advances in imaging technology (3)