Posts tagged: DPLD

Simulation study: 1.1 mm versus 1.7 mm cryoprobe in DPLD

September 07, 2026

The preceding study modelled transbronchial cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung disease with the 1.7 mm Erbe flexible cryoprobe. Here we repeat it for the 1.1 mm probe with a 3 mm metallic tip, changing nothing else, and ask a single question: how much diagnostic yield does the smaller probe c...

Freezing Propagation in Aerated Lung for Cryobiopsy in DPLD

September 06, 2026

In this simulation study, a 1.7 mm Erbe flexible cryoprobe (20402-410) is advanced into the lung periphery to sample parenchyma for diffuse parenchymal lung disease. Unlike in a solid-nodule biopsy, the target is not a water-like mass. It is a two-phase foam: alveolar air plus a thin, continuous ...