TYLER, Texas (October 21, 2024) — As October is Healthy Lung Month, UT Health East Texas recently celebrated the milestone of 500 patient lives affected by ionic endoluminal systems. It seems especially appropriate to share our celebration of Stone. This makes it easier for patients to know. Determine with certainty whether a suspicious lung nodule or mass is benign or cancerous. Lung biopsies performed using the Ion are less invasive and more accurate.
Ion is a shape-sensing robot-assisted bronchoscopy platform developed by Intuitive, a pioneer in robot-assisted surgery using the da Vinci system. This new technology allows doctors to biopsy suspicious peripheral nodules or masses. This system can reach and perform biopsies in all 18 parts of the lung. The Ion system features an ultra-thin, highly maneuverable catheter and an integrated visual probe that allows for direct vision with navigation to the lung periphery, providing the stability needed for biopsies compared to traditional navigation techniques. performance and precision. Ion allows pulmonologists to perform needle aspiration in a non-invasive procedure without drilling a hole in the chest wall.
About UT Health East Texas
UT Health East Texas has a wide range of medical facilities including nine hospitals, more than 90 clinics, the Olympic Plaza Tower, 13 community rehabilitation facilities, two independent emergency centers, and regional home health services covering 41 counties. Through our regional network, we provide care to thousands of patients each year. An EMS fleet of more than 60 ambulances and four helicopters, and a comprehensive seven-trauma center care network that includes the region’s only Level 1 trauma facility.
As a partner of the University of Texas System, UT Health East Texas is uniquely positioned to provide patients with access to cutting-edge research and clinical therapies while training and educating the next generation of physicians and other health care professionals. there is. The nationally recognized UT System also includes the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and three other major academic medical centers in the state.