A comparison of fluoroscopic airway screening with flexible bronchoscopy for diagnosing tracheomalacia

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-67

  Sanchez, M O ^a,b   Greer, M C ^c   Masters, I B ^a   Chang, A B ^a,d  

^a Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute   (Australia)

^b ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (Philippines)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

airway fluoroscopy; flexible bronchoscopy; tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY FLUOROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLEXIBLE BRONCHOSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRACHEOMALACIA;

ADOLESCENT; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TRACHEA; TRACHEOMALACIA;

EID: 84155172799     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21517     Document Type: Article

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