Photos and Scans
The pulmonologist may by means of X-rays and scans a lot of different kinds of information gathering:
On a chest x-ray, is a tumor in the lung can be seen.
By means of a CT scan of the chest and upper abdomen, the exact location of the tumor should be established. Also, any metastases to the liver and adrenal glands to see.
Sometimes there is a PET scan. This allows metastases in other parts of the body are better seen.
When bronchoscopy is a flexible telescope into the airways examined. The doctor may also remove small pieces of tissue for further examination. This fabric is used to check whether there is lung cancer. Addition can be viewed for any kind of cancer it is and what the characteristics of lung cancer are.
When a bronchoscopy is not possible, it may be obtained by other methods tissue. For example, with a lung puncture cells are to be removed that can be investigated.
