Trade-off between airway resistance and optical resolution in pediatric rigid bronchoscopy

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 282-287

  Marzo, Sam J ^a   Hotaling, Andrew J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

airway resistance; bronchoscopy; optical resolution

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS FOREIGN BODY; ENDOSCOPE; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 0028918679     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: 19433572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949510400405     Document Type: Article

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