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Fig. 3 | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Fig. 3

From: Novel microwave surgical instrument for use in various lung resection situations

Fig. 3

Complex subsegmentectomy (the left S9b + S10b segment) for an indeterminate pulmonary nodule beneath the pleural surface. (a) High-resolution CT and (b) three-dimensional CT images obtained using the Synapse Vincent imaging software program (Fujifilm Medical, Tokyo, Japan) showing a pulmonary nodule in the left S9b + S10b segment. The yellow box indicates the area to be resected. (c) The lung parenchyma is dissected along the intersubsegmental plane using a microwave surgical instrument. (d) The resected surgical specimen showing a tumor (white arrowheads) with an adequate margin. S9b, lateral basal subsegment basal; S10b, posterior basal subsegment basal; CT, computed tomography

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