A lung biopsy may be used to diagnose lung cancer. There are many kinds of lung biopsies, but common ones include needle, transbronchial, and open. In some cases, prior tests like chest X-rays or CT ...

Purpose: This study was undertaken to compare the diagnostic accuracy and complication rate of computed tomography (CT)–guided percutaneous lung biopsies of lung nodules ≤ 1.5 cm versus > 1.5 cm in ...

If your doctor spots something out of the ordinary on your chest X-ray or CT scan, they may ask you to get a lung biopsy. In this procedure, a doctor removes a small sample of cells from your lung and ...

Different methods of DNA collection and needle sizes led to varied next-generation sequencing success rates among patients with lung cancer in a recent study. In patients with non–small-cell lung ...

For biopsy of indeterminate lung nodules, navigational bronchoscopy was on par with transthoracic needle biopsy and led to fewer complications, the VERITAS trial showed. Procedural complications ...

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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 ...