Novel flexible bronchoscope and single-use disposable-sheath endoscope system: A preliminary technology evaluation

Chest

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 183-187

  Colt, Henri G ^a   Beamis, John J F ^b   Harrell, James H ^a   Mathur, Praveen M ^c  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Infection control; Technology; Vision sciences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; EVALUATION; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE QUALITY; INFECTION CONTROL; MEASUREMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033931820     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.1.183     Document Type: Article

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