The severity of airway narrowing impacts ventilatory function, quality of life, and choice of
therapy for patients with central airway obstruction. The quantification of airway caliber …

Background: Quantitative assessment of airway caliber is generally confined to indirect
methods. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy provides a direct view of the airways, but measurement of …

Accurate assessment of central airway obstruction (CAO) of various morphologic and
mechanistic forms is an invaluable component of bronchoscopy practice. Reduction in …

Rationale: All bronchoscopists will encounter, at some point, central airway obstruction
(CAO) and will face the problem of documenting its severity. Axial imaging is suggested as …

Objective: In patients with airway stenosis, anatomy of the lesion determines the magnitude
of the biomechanical ventilatory disturbance and thus the nature and severity of symptoms. It …

Quantitative assessment of airway caliber is generally confined to indirect physiologic
methods or to radiographic techniques. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy provides a direct view of …

OBJECTIVES Severity of airway narrowing is relevant to management decision-making
processes in patients with laryngotracheal stenosis. Airway lumen is frequently assessed …

Background A quantitative understanding of airway sizes and proportions and a reference
point for comparisons are important to a pediatric bronchoscopist. The aims of this study …

Objectives With the evolution of medical and surgical management for pediatric airway
disorders, the development of easily translated techniques of measuring airway dimensions …

BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) has been used for non-invasive quantitative
assessment of airway dimensions, potentially showing airway remodeling, in asthma …