NEW NAVIGATION SYSTEM OFFERS EARLY LUNG CANCER DETECTION

Debi wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt

This spring, Eisenhower Medical Center became the only hospital in Southern California, and one of only three locations in California, to offer superDimension’s inReach system, providing the possibility to detect lung cancer early, even before symptoms are evident, and enhancing treatment options for patients.
A minimally invasive procedure, the inReach system allows a pulmonologist (or lung specialist) to take tissue samples in regions of the lungs not accessible with conventional bronchoscopy – a medical procedure in which the physician views a patient’s airways through the nose or mouth with the aid of a bronchoscope (a long, thin lighted tube). Traditionally, physicians relied on a needle biopsy or surgery to take tissue samples from these regions. Now, using inReach’s electromagnetic navigation system, in conjunction with the bronchoscope, the physician can navigate more precisely through a patient’s airways to the lungs without the risks associated with surgery.

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