CT virtual bronchoscopy: New non invasive tool in pediatric patients with foreign body aspiration

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 511-513

  Sodhi, Kushaljit Singh ^a   Saxena, Akshay Kumar ^a   Singh, Meenu ^a   Rao, K L N ^a   Khandelwal, N ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Children; CT scan; Foreign body

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEA; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 44949228532     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0080-z     Document Type: Article

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