A head-to-head study from Medtronic showed that its minimally invasive approach to reaching tissues in the lung suspected of harboring cancer could be just as effective as the current standard of care ...

Preoperative chemoradiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with operable stage IIIB disease. A phase II trial of the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) No significant ...

Transcript: Philippa Cheetham, M.D.: One final question before we wrap up this segment. You’ve talked about how important a tissue diagnosis is by getting a lung biopsy. Just tell me a little bit ...

Air embolism represents a rare but critical complication associated with percutaneous lung biopsy procedures. During these procedures, air may inadvertently enter the vascular system, potentially ...

Surgical biopsies can be safely performed on select patients with late-stage non-small cell lung cancer, which should enhance their access to drugs that target specific genetic mutations such as ...

A variety of pathologic specimens may be obtained from the lung to evaluate non-neoplastic disorders ( Table 2-2). By bronchoscopy one may obtain transbronchial or endobronchial biopsies. Surgical ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--El Camino Health’s Mountain View Hospital announced it was the first in the world to perform a commercial case utilizing the minimally invasive peripheral lung ...

MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. -- Madigan Army Medical Center has become one of the first Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) to adopt the cutting-edge Ion endoluminal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A preoperative biopsy procedure did not raise the risk for tumor spread through airspaces among patients with ...

Essentia Health in Fargo is among the first to use a robotic endoscopy apparatus that allows low-risk access to hard-to-reach lung nodules in early development. Helen Barr of Park Rapids, Minnesota, ...

A small-scale clinical trial has demonstrated that a laser-based optical biopsy system is able to identify lung cancer in real time, suggesting a potential future role for the technology in diagnosing ...