bronchoscopy
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Notably, the number of worldwide procedures performed using the da Vinci system and Ion bronchoscopy platform rose 20%, with the Ion platform seeing particularly strong growth.
From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025
On Dec. 19, the actor had undergone a bronchoscopy — a procedure that allows doctors to examine airways in the lungs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025
She noted that recent bronchoscopy robots made by Johnson and Johnson and Intuitive Surgical have made significant gains in letting doctors reach hard-to-reach parts of the lungs and collect tissue samples for lung cancer.
From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2022
Last week, a PET scan, CT scan and bronchoscopy showed that parts of his lungs have not completely cleared.
From New York Times • May 26, 2020
If the ray is negative, a diagnostic bronchoscopy should be done in all cases of unexplained bronchial obstruction.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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