Computed tomography simulation of medical thoracoscopy with rigid instruments (right thoracic cavity in left lateral position). Computed tomography simulation of medical thoracoscopy with rigid instruments (right thoracic cavity in left lateral position). Visualisation of the chest wall pleura, diaphragm, lung, anterior and (partially) posterior mediastinum is possible. Reproduced from [7], with permission from the publisher. R. Loddenkemper et al. breathe 2011;8:156-167 ©2011 by European Respiratory Society