Navigational Bronchoscopy
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Advanced Diagnostics: Navigational Bronchoscopy
We use navigational bronchoscopy to diagnose and treat tumors in distant regions of the lungs.
While standard bronchoscopy can only reach masses in the central part of the lungs, navigational bronchoscopy advances the scope into smaller bronchi, or into bronchi that are blocked by a tumor. This allows us to reach tumors in the periphery of the lungs, where over two-thirds of lung masses are located.
Our cancer doctors use navigational bronchoscopy, which combines advanced imaging techniques with electromagnetic navigation, to:
- Find and biopsy suspicious masses
- Suction excess fluid or mucus from the airway or chest
- Control bleeding in the airway
- Treat tumors in the airway using HDR brachytherapy
- Place airway stents
- Place catheters in vital areas of the lungs
Navigational bronchoscopy is minimally invasive compared to purcutaneous lung biopsy procedures. It also requires less time for recovery and can be done on an outpatient basis.
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- Angioplasty
- Arteriography
- Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy
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- Biopsy
Also see Bone Marrow Aspiration & Biopsy, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - Blood Tests
Also see Complete Blood Count (CBC) Test - Bone Marrow Aspiration & Biopsy
- Bone Scan
Also see Sodium Fluoride PET/CT Bone Scan - Bronchoscopy
Also see Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy, Navigational Bronchoscopy
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- CAD for Mammography
- CBC Test
- CellSearch™ CTC Test
- Chemotherapy Resistance Testing
- Chemoresistance (see Chemotherapy Resistance Testing)
- Chest X-Ray
- Cholangioscopy
Also see ERCP - Colonoscopy
- Complete Blood Count (CBC) Test
- Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
Also see GE 16-Slice CT Scanner, Multidetector CT Scanner, Spiral CT - Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) Mammography
- CT Angiography
- CT Bone Density
- CT Fluoroscopy
- CT-Guided Biopsy
D
- Diagnostic/Staging Surgery
- Discovery™ PET/CT 600 Scanner
E
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Endoscopy
Also see Colonoscopy, Video Capsule Endoscopy - Enteroscopy
- Extreme Drug Resistance (see Chemotherapy Resistance Testing)
F
- Fine Needle Aspiration
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Flow Cytometry
- Fluorescence Bronchoscopy (see Autofluorescence Bronchoscopy)
- Full-Field Digital Mammography
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- Interventional Angiography
- Interventional Radiology
- Intraoperative Ultrasound
L
- Large Bore CT/RT with Simulation
- LightSpeed RT
- Liver Function Tests
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lumpectomy
- Lung Capacity Studies
- Lung Nodule Analysis
- Lymph Node Biopsy
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N
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- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan
- PET/CT Scan
Also see Discovery™ PET/CT 600 Scanner - Pleuroscopy
- Prostascint® Scan
- Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
R
- Radiograph
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- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
- Siemens ACUSON S2000
- Siemens Multi-Modality Workstation
- Sodium Fluoride PET/CT Bone Scan
- SPECT/CT Camera
- Spiral CT
- SpyGlass™
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- 3D CT Angiography
- Thoracentesis
- Tumor Markers
- Tumor Molecular Profiling
U
- Ultrasound
Also see Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) - Upper Endoscopy
- Urine Tests
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- Video Capsule Endoscopy
- Venography
