Three-dimensional CT imaging and virtual endoscopy for the placement of self-expandable stents in oesophageal and tracheobronchial neoplastic stenoses

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 106-108

  Di Simone, M P ^a   Mattioli, S ^a   D'Ovidio, F ^a   Bassi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Esophageal carcinoma; Image processing; Palliation; Self expandable stent; Virtual endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; STENT; TRACHEA CANCER; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037213887     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00620-6     Document Type: Article

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