VIRTUAL BRONCHOSCOPY IN CHILDREN - EARLY CLINICAL-EXPERIENCE

Authors
KONEN E KATZ M ROZENMAN J BENSHLUSH A ITZCHAK Y SZEINBERG A
Citation
E. Konen et al., VIRTUAL BRONCHOSCOPY IN CHILDREN - EARLY CLINICAL-EXPERIENCE, American journal of roentgenology, 171(6), 1998, pp. 1699-1702
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
American journal of roentgenology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0361803X
Volume
171
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1699 - 1702
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-803X(1998)171:6<1699:VBIC-E>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. Virtual bronchoscopy is a new noninvasive technique that pr ovides an internal view of the tracheobronchial tree. The purpose of o ur study was to assess the role of this technique as compared with fib eroptic bronchoscopy in the evaluation of suspected compression or nar rowing of the trachea and main bronchi in children. CONCLUSION. Prelim inary results suggest that virtual bronchoscopy may have a useful comp lementary role to fiberoptic bronchoscopy in evaluation of the tracheo bronchial tree of children.