Tumoral and non-tumoral trachea stenoses: evaluation with three-dimensional CT and virtual bronchoscopy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We evaluated the ability of 3D-CT and virtual bronchoscopy to estimate trachea stenosis in comparison to conventional axial CT and fiberoptic bronchoscopy, with a view to assist thoracic surgeons in depicting the anatomical character...

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Main Authors: Spiropoulos Konstantinos, Katsanos Konstantinos, Kagadis George C, Prodromaki Eleni, Kalogeropoulou Christine, Koletsis Efstratios N, Petsas Theodore, Nikiforidis George C, Dougenis Dimitris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/2/1/18