A lung biopsy is a procedure that involves removing a small tissue sample from the lung. An interventional radiologist (a doctor who specializes in procedures using medical imaging) usually performs ...

You will feel a brief sting as a local anesthetic is injected to numb the biopsy area. A CT scanner or ultrasound may be used to help the healthcare provider guide a thin needle into the lung to ...

“We are hopeful that this technology will enable us to biopsy lung nodules that are deep within the lung safely and ...