The results of a lung needle biopsy help doctors diagnose conditions such as infection and cancer. Learn more about what to expect before, during, and after.

Diep R, MacDonald M, Cooper R, et al. Biopsy method and needle size on success of next-generation sequencing in non-small cell lung cancer: a brief report. JTO Clin Res Rep. Published online March ...

Adults who were referred for bronchoscopic or transthoracic needle biopsy of a single peripheral, indeterminate pulmonary nodule measuring 10 to 30 mm in diameter and had a calculated pretest ...

For the navigational bronchoscopy group, median age was 66, 47.1% were women, and 90.9% were white. For the transthoracic needle biopsy group, median age was 68, 49.6% were women, and 92.9% were ...

Intuitive Surgical receives FDA clearance for its lung cancer biopsy robot By Conor Hale Feb 20, 2019 10:00am biopsy lung cancer medical device regulatory ...

In 37 patients, the lung nodule measured ≤ 1.5 cm (mean, 1.1 cm), and in 102 patients, the lung nodule was > 1.5 cm (mean, 2.8 cm). Diagnostic accuracy was determined by cytopathology results.

"Surgical biopsy proves safe for selected late-stage lung cancer patients." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 26 June 2014. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 06 / 140626141019.htm>.

A device for sealing punctures left behind after lung biopsies are performed, the Bio-Seal Lung Biopsy Tract Plug System, made by Angiotech, has been cleared for marketing by the US Food and Drug ...

The addition of the Ion system will enable us to visualize and precisely biopsy lung nodules,” says Ganesh Krishna, MD, medical director of El Camino Health’s Interventional Pulmonology ...