An Aerosol Biopsy for Lung Disease
November 13, 2018 | Terry Sharrer
Deton (Pasadena, CA) currently manufactures a device that collects coughed-up lung bacteria and evaluates the sample in a point-of-care analyzer. Besides getting a diagnosis right the company asserts this could be a means for tailored antibiotic therapy. More research will have to determine if aerosol biopsy is applicable to lung cancer. MORE WITH VIDEO
Image Credit: Deton and MedGadget.com