Accuracy of virtual bronchoscopy for grading tracheobronchial stenosis: Correlation with pulmonary function test and fiberoptic bronchoscopy

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3545-3550

  Shitrit, David ^b   Valdsislav, Postinikov ^b   Grubstein, Ahuva ^b   Bendayan, Daniele ^b   Cohen, Maya ^b   Kramer, Mordechai R ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

CT; Fiberoptic bronchoscopy; Pulmonary function testing; Virtual bronchoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL STENOSIS;

EID: 28144433126     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.5.3545     Document Type: Article

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