Interventional pulmonology is a relatively new vista in the field of pulmonary medicine, and the Lung Consultants serves to be a home for interventional pulmonologists in Texas. With immense expertise in this new domain, we aim to provide you with the best care and health assistance.
Our interventional pulmonologists are adequately trained to use every platform for our procedures. We facilitate expert service in the field of interventional pulmonology by making use of tiny cameras for precision guidance and other minimally-invasive advanced diagnostic methods to diagnose your lungs in real-time, enhancing the number of options available for pulmonary diagnosis and treatment.
Our interventional pulmonologists are adequately trained to use every platform for our procedures. We facilitate expert service in the field of interventional pulmonology by making use of tiny cameras for precision guidance and other minimally-invasive advanced diagnostic methods to diagnose your lungs in real-time, enhancing the number of options available for pulmonary diagnosis and treatment.
Robotic bronchoscopy can enable earlier and more accurate diagnosis of lung nodules. Traditional bronchoscopy is less likely to detect nodes that are small or in hard-to-reach areas, and may delay diagnosis.
An emerging pulmonary nodule sampling method is electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy (ENB), which uses a virtual three-dimensional image of the bronchial tree created from CT images and external magnetic fields to sample peripheral lesions not accessible with regular bronchoscopy.
At The Lung Consultants, we use different technologies and various platforms for conducting our interventional pulmonary procedures. Our experts are committed to offer the best diagnosis and treatment options to let you enjoy a high standard of care.
The Lung Consultants introduces a new minimally invasive option for patients through the ILLUMISITE™ Platform that may aid in diagnosis of lung lesions. We are excited to offer a new, innovative approach to localizing lung nodules for biopsy: electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy, commonly referred to as ENB with tomosynthesis enhancements.
This minimally invasive procedure that reaches even the tiniest suspicious lung masses is made possible through the ILLUMISITE™ platform by Medtronic. We are able to sample multi-directionally for a thorough biopsy and potentially improved outcomes.
The Lung Consultants are committed to provide our community with the highest quality patient care. Lung cancer can be beatable, especially when caught early. When caught early and treated, lung cancer survival soars to 92%. ILLUMISITE™ from Medtronic enhances our ability to effectively utilize minimally invasive techniques that may aid in diagnosis and allow us the ability to make more informed decisions for treatment options.
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