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This study was conducted to evaluate RFID marking efficacy with reference to indocyanine green (ICG)-virtual-assisted lung mapping (VAL-MAP).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We retrospectively compared clinical outcomes of wedge resections using RFID (prospectively collected) and ICG-VAL-MAP (historical cohort, January 2017 to December 2024). The primary outcome of successful resection without additional resection was assessed by multivariate logistic regression with Firth\u2019s penalized likelihood correction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among the 101 lesions (RFID: 45; ICG-VAL-MAP: 56), lesions with RFID were smaller (0.97\u2009\u00b1\u20090.45 vs 1.19\u2009\u00b1\u20090.57 cm) and had greater pleural depth (1.21\u2009\u00b1\u20090.85 vs 0.81\u2009\u00b1\u20090.70 cm). The RFID procedure time was longer (42 vs 34 minutes), with a computed tomography marker-to-lesion distance of 0.66\u2009\u00b1\u20090.61 cm. One mild pneumothorax occurred with ICG-VAL-MAP. Radiofrequency identification reduced intraoperative palpation (11\/45 vs 37\/56) and achieved a higher primary success rate (100% vs 95%). Multivariate analysis showed reduced postoperative complications with RFID (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 0.33, 95% confidence interval 0.07\u20131.24).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>RFID marking achieved 100% successful resection for small\/deep lesions and reduced palpation needs and complications (adjusted OR 0.33), outperforming the ICG-VAL-MAP historical reference (95%). However, the retrospective design, selection bias, and limited power warrant cautious, exploratory interpretation, and prospective validation is needed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ejcts\/ezag066","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,24]],"date-time":"2026-01-24T12:36:53Z","timestamp":1769258213000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Evaluation of Radiofrequency Identification for Accurate Wedge Resection of Small Lung Lesions With Reference to Dye Marking"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"68","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9214-4383","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Taiki","family":"Ryo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University Hospital , Kyoto 606-8507,","place":["Japan"]},{"name":"Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital , Aichi 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