How To Know If You Are A Good Candidate For Lung Surgery

How To Know If You Are A Good Candidate For Lung Surgery

How will I know if I'm a good candidate for lung surgery?

The thoracic surgeon will order a number of studies to evaluate what your risks for lung surgery are. This is referred to as pulmonary function studies and based on the numbers that we obtain (this is a breathing study that you will inhale and exhale into). We're able to predict complications and your risks of undergoing lung surgery. Furthermore, there is another test called the Quantitative lung perfusion study. This is a nuclear medicine study where we figure out how much blood flow actually goes to certain parts of your lung. The use of pulmonary function studies and the Quantitative lung perfusion study, means that we're able to predict how well you will do with lung surgery.