Volume rendering of the tracheobronchial tree: Clinical evaluation of bronchographic images

Radiology

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 761-770

  Remy Jardin, Martine ^a   Remy, Jacques ^a   Artaud, Dominique ^a   Fribourg, Marc ^a   Duhamel, Alain ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bronchi, CT; Computed demography (CT), volume rendering; Computed tomography (CT), technology; Computed tomography (CT), three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOGRAPHY; BRONCHUS STENOSIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

EID: 0031782186     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.208.3.9722857     Document Type: Article

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