Robotic Lung Biopsy

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Robotic-assisted technology allows us to perform minimally-invasive lung biopsies to help detect lung cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages.

This combination of tools and technologies gives our team a complete and accurate picture of specific lung anatomy. The physician performing the biopsy can access even the smallest nodule in the furthest reaches of your lung, check every lymph node in your chest, reach a diagnosis, pinpoint the stage of a tumor and mark it with blue dye – all in one 30-minute procedure.

During this procedure, the physician uses a controller to send a catheter along a pre-planned path in your lung. This catheter is designed to pass easily through small, difficult-to-navigate airways and around tight bends. Once the catheter reaches its destination, it locks into place. Then, the physician inserts a biopsy tool through the catheter to take precise lung tissue samples.

Before this technology became available, many patients needed to undergo multiple biopsies on hard-to-reach nodules.