Ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy is intended for diagnosing patients with a lung lump that cannot be reached by conventional bronchoscopy because the lump does not protrude into the airways.

An endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) gives your doctor a look at your bronchi, the airways leading to your lungs.It can also help your doctor do a procedure like a biopsy.. An EBUS uses a tool ...

J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;21(11):1646-1655. A cooperative patient is an important condition for a complication-free performance of the biopsy. Sudden movements have to be avoided to prevent ...

According to an open-access article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology, ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous pleural needle biopsy (PCPNB) has excellent diagnostic accuracy for small ...

SAN DIEGO — Fewer patients with lung nodules had complications during a navigational bronchoscopy procedure vs. a CT-guided biopsy, according to research presented at the American Thoracic ...

Lymph node biopsy guided by ultrasound. A lymph node biopsy is when a doctor checks and removes a small piece of tissue or sample of cells from one of your lymph nodes. The doctor sends this to the ...

More information: Véronique Suttels et al, Lung Ultrasound for the Detection of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Using Expert- and AI-Guided Interpretation: A Prospective Cohort Study, SSRN (2025). DOI: 10 ...

Evidence-based recommendations on endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy for peripheral lung lesions. This involves inserting an ultrasound probe via the patient’s nose or mouth into ...