Virtual tracheo-bronchial endoscopy: educational and diagnostic value.
The use of Helical CT significantly improves image quality of examinations in a number of clinical settings. It is particularly suited to the study of the tracheo-bronchial tree as a result of new ways of image processing (developed by GEMS research) which can produce virtual endoscopic images without the use of an endoscope. We present our initial anatamo-radiological findings and their educational value as well as our thoughts on potential future clinical applications.
Buthiau
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Centre d'Imagerie Scanner Paris, France.
Antoine
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Piette
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Nizri
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Baldeyrou
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Khayat
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D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education; D001980:Bronchi / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014132:Trachea / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging