Historic moment!! Atrium Health Wake Forest High Point Medical Center celebrates its first minimally invasive lung biopsy using Ion Robotic Bronchoscopy technology! The Ion system is a robotic-assisted platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the lung to help detect lung cancer early. The system uses an ultra-thin, highly maneuverable robotic catheter to reach parts of the lung not possible through a standard biopsy to test for cancerous cells. The technology uses CT scan data to generate a 3D images of the patient’s lungs allowing access to small nodules in the deep and peripheral areas of the lungs. If cancer cells are detected, our surgeons can remove a small area of the lung with the da Vinci robotic system in a very precise fashion, preserving more lung tissue than it was possible with prior technologies. Having this equipment and trained interventional pulmonologists and surgeons in High Point ensures our patients have access to the most advanced surgical care, close to home. T...