CT virtual bronchoscopy : Imaging method and clinical application

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1022-1025

  Xiong, Minghui ^a   Zhang, Wanshi ^a   Wang, Dong ^a   Xu, Jiaxing ^a  

^a AIR FORCE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Pulmonary neoplasm; Tomography; Virtual bronchoscopy; X ray computer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034334365     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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