Navigational bronchoscopy was noninferior to CT-guided biopsy when assessing diagnostic accuracy in patients with lung ...

Navigational bronchoscopy showed similar accuracy to needle biopsy for diagnosing lung nodules, with a markedly lower risk of ...

A liquid biopsy is a blood test that more and more oncologists are using to help detect and treat lung cancer. Learn about the different types and what they do.

References [1] Acute Coronary Artery Air Embolism Complicating a CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy: A case report. Heliyon (2024). [2] A 65-Year-Old Man With Concerns of Hemoptysis Following ...

Since April, 1,600 patients with suspected lung cancer and around 600 advanced breast cancer patients have been tested with liquid biopsy. Professor Johnson continued: “We are already seeing the ...

A surgical lung biopsy may allow for evaluation of disease activity: diffuse alveolar damage and, on occasion, organizing pneumonia patterns, can be recognized on transbronchial lung biopsy.

A new "liquid biopsy" test can help fast-track lung cancer patients to receive targeted therapy up to two weeks earlier, while helping some avoid further tests and treatments, including chemotherapy.

The Ion robot from Intuitive is billed as offering a minimally invasive procedure for biopsies that can help with early detection.

Investigators compared the diagnostic accuracy and complication rate of CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsies of lung nodules 1.5 cm or smaller versus nodules larger than 1.5 cm in diameter.

Small cell lung cancer is aggressive and spreads quickly. There are many options for treatment, depending on the type and stage of SCLC.