title: [Virtual bronchoscopy: a new tool of non-invasive imaging of airway inner surface based on standard spiral computed tomography of the chest].
abstract: The aim of the study is to assess the new method of radiological imaging of the inner surface of a tracheobronchial tree in order to determine to what extend it can replace the standard bronchoscopy. The spiral CT examinations of 43 patients with hilar lung tumor in virtual mode had been reconstructed retrospectively and compared to the results of fiberoptic bronchoscopy. There was a significant correlation between both methods to reveal stenoses or occlusions of airway lumen. Virtual endoscopy turned out to be an unsatisfactory method in the visualisation of mucosal changes.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Radiologii i Diagnostyki Obrazowej Instytutu Radiologii, Diagnostyki Obrazowej i Medycyny Nuklearnej Akademii Medycznej w Łodzi.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olszycki
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Góraj
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zieba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014584:User-Computer Interface