System and method for navigating within the lung

A system for navigating to a target through a patient's bronchial tree, the system comprising:

• a bronchoscope configured for insertion into the patient's bronchial tree, the bronchoscope defining a working channel;
• a probe insertable into the working channel of the bronchoscope and including a location sensor, the probe configured to navigate through the patient's bronchial tree;
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• a workstation in operative communication with the probe and the bronchoscope, the workstation including a memory and at least one processor, the memory storing a navigation plan and a program that, when executed by the processor, presents a user interface that guides a user through the navigation plan, the user interface configured to present:
• a central navigation view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in navigating the bronchoscope through central airways of the patient's bronchial tree toward the target;
• a peripheral navigation view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in navigating the probe through peripheral airways of the patient's bronchial tree to the target;
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• a target alignment view including a plurality of views configured for assisting the user in aligning a distal tip of the probe with the target.