Virtual bronchoscopy

Citation
Sl. Aquino et Dj. Vining, Virtual bronchoscopy, CLIN CHEST, 20(4), 1999, pp. 725
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
CLINICS IN CHEST MEDICINE
ISSN journal
02725231 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0272-5231(199912)20:4<725:VB>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The sophistication of three-dimensional (3-D) radiographic imaging from CT data has accelerated with the development and ongoing advances of helical C T. Virtual bronchoscopy (VB), the ability to create 3-D models of the airwa ys and navigate through the tracheobronchial tree lumen in realtime simulat ed bronchoscopy, has gained popularity over the Fast 3 years. The ability o f VB to image the airway and mediastinal structures simultaneously and in a 3-D format has helped revolutionize CT imaging. Unlike conventional bronch oscopy, VB can display the extent of narrowing caused by an airway lesion, the presence of patentcy beyond a stenosis, and the relationship between an airway lesion and the adjacent mediastinal structures.