Can bronchoscopy use to get sample for lung biopsy?

Yes: If the goal is to get a biopsy of a possible "spot" on the lung and it is a short distance from the inside of your bronchus, it can be biopsied with the use of fluoroscopy and a bronchoscope which saves you from an open biopsy. If what is suspect is on the surface of the lung, you might require an open biopsy (surgery) or possibly a needle biopsy thru the chest wall.

Yes: Your doctor can perform a bronchoscopy with an ultrasound to see the mass that needs to be biopsiesd in the lung. A thin needle is used to perform the biopsy.

Yes: Your thoracic surgeon can perform a trans-bronchial biopsy with fluoroscopic guidance or ultra-sound guidance (ebus), or inreach/ilogic/superdimension/electromagnetic navigation to target and biopsy specific lung lesions. All these techniques are done with bronchoscopy.

Yes: These are done frequently. However, this tissue obtained is often not enough to diagnose interstitial lung disease. this typically requires an open lung biopsy.