Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital recently acquired an Ion Endoluminal System, a robotic-assisted bronchoscopy platform for minimally invasive lung biopsies.  The Ion system helps address a challenging aspect of lung biopsies by enabling physicians to obtain tissue samples from deep within the lung, Henry Mayo officials said.  The system features an ultra-thin, ultra-maneuverable catheter that allows navigation far into the peripheral ...

This week, Providence Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Tarzana announced it was the first in the San Fernando Valley to offer a new technology used to detect lung cancer early. Providence Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the renowned Tarzana hospital, announced its use of a new robotic technology for lung cancer detection as the first of its kind in the Valley. “(Keith Eskow) ...