A new device, the BF-1.8 T, has been designed to go through the 2.6 mm channel of the
conventional fiberoptic bronchoscope (Olympus BF type 1TR). It measures 1.8 mm in outer …

Objective measurement of bronchial damage in patients with bronchiectasis is needed to
identify progressive disease. This study evaluates the inter-and intraobserver variation in …

The data presented above indicate that VB is a novel and extremely useful modality for
airway evaluation in patients who have benign and malignant disease. VB is noninvasive …

Diagnostic bronchoscopy has undergone two major paradigm shifts in the last 40 years.
First, the advent of flexible bronchoscopy gave chest physicians improved access to the …

Background Endobronchial path selection is important for the bronchoscopic diagnosis of
focal lung lesions. Path selection typically involves mentally reconstructing a three …

BACKGROUND: Virtual bronchoscopy (VB) could obviate flexible bronchoscopy (FB) if no
endobronchial lesion is detected in patients presenting with a suspicion of malignancy. Our …

Background: Endobronchial valve therapy has proven to reduce lung hyperinflation and
decrease disease burden in patients with severe lung emphysema. Exclusion of collateral …

The exact site of airway narrowing in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is
unknown. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is a sensitive noninvasive imaging …

PURPOSE:: Virtual bronchoscopy has gained popularity over the past decade as an
alternative investigation to conventional bronchoscopy in the diagnosis, grading and …

Background Interventional bronchoscopists manage central airway obstruction (CAO)
through dilation, tumor ablation, and/or stent insertion. Anatomical optical coherence …