Tyler, Texas (October 21, 2024) — October is Healthy Lung Month so it seems especially fitting to share that UT Health East Texas recently celebrated a meaningful milestone of 500 patient lives impacted by Ion endoluminal system, which makes it easier for patients to know with certainty whether a suspicious lung nodule or lung mass is benign or cancerous. Lung biopsies performed with the Ion are less invasive and more precise.
Ion is the shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy platform made by Intuitive, the pioneer in robotic-assisted surgery with da Vinci...
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