Fine needle aspiration of the lung

Fine needle aspiration of the lung is gaining wide acceptance as a fast, accurate, safe, and inexpensive method of diagnosing lung lesions. It provides information that eliminates the need for or helps guide surgery. If used optimally, pulmonary fine needle aspiration has a diagnostic accuracy approaching open biopsy with minimal and minor morbidity. Since fine needle aspiration has closely linked radiology and pathology, communication and understanding between these areas is of increasing importance.