What are the benefits of a needle biopsy of lung nodules?

What are the benefits of a needle biopsy of lung nodules?

Kenneth W. Chin (M.D., F.A.C.R.) gives expert video advice on: What are the risks of a needle biopsy of lung nodules?; How is a needle biopsy of lung nodules performed?; What are the benefits of a needle biopsy of lung nodules? and more...

The benefits of needle lung biopsy are largely that of being able to establish a diagnosis with regard to whether or not a lung nodule could be malignant or not without having to make a large incision.