Methods: We conducted a prospective study of the acquisition of bronchoscopy skills and cognitive knowledge in two successive cohorts of new pulmonary fellows between July 5, 2006, and June 30 ...

Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy-guided microwave ablation ... [microwave ablation] is safe and can also preserve as much pulmonary function as possible,” Wang and colleagues wrote.

Pulmonary fellows' learning displayed a steep upward curve in the first 30 bronchoscopies. Between 30 and 100 bronchoscopies, there was a smaller but continuous improvement in bronchoscopy skills.