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A robot-assisted bronchoscope can reach small tumors growing in the deepest parts of the lungThe device was able to reach and biopsy more than 84% of abnormal growths at the outer edges of the lungsIt also got to nearly 93% of tumors unreachable by traditional bronchoscopy

TUESDAY, Sept. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A cutting-edge robot-assisted bronchoscope can reach very small tumors growing in the lung’s deepest recesses, according to clinical trial results presented at a European Respiratory Society meeting in Amsterdam.

The device uses a specialized CT scanner to find tumors buried deep in hard-to-reach places of the lung, researchers said.

A robot helps guide the bronchoscope to those deep places, allowing doctors to take a biopsy and confirm whether tissue is cancer

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