What is a Robotic-Assisted Lung Nodule Screening?

Early-stage diagnosis can be difficult, but Riverside Community Hospital can help gather tissue samples for a faster diagnosis through a minimally invasive robotic-assisted lung nodule screening procedure. Our robotic-assisted platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the lung enables physicians to obtain tissue samples from deep within the lung, addressing a challenging aspect of lung biopsy. It may also help patients avoid subsequent biopsies by enabling a diagnosis through the samples obtained. The robotic-system features an ultra-thin and flexible catheter (tube) that allows navigation far into the peripheral lung and unprecedented stability enables the precision needed for biopsy compared to manual techniques.