Cryoprobes better than traditional forceps for obtaining certain lung biopsies
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 17:40
in Health & Medicine
Cryoprobes, which are tools that apply extreme cold to tissues, are better than conventional forceps for performing so-called transbronchial lung biopsies in patients who are being assessed for certain lung conditions, a randomized controlled trial has found. Cryoprobes allowed for improved diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases because they collected larger sized samples that were of higher quality.