The ability to measure airway dimensions is important for clinicians, interventional
bronchoscopists and researchers in order to accurately quantify structural abnormalities and …

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 …

Airway dimensions are difficult to quantify bronchoscopically because of optical distortion
and a limited ability to gauge depth. Anatomical optical coherence tomography (a OCT), a …

Background Central airway occlusion is a feared complication of general anesthesia in
patients with mediastinal masses. Maintenance of spontaneous ventilation and avoiding …

Flexible bronchoscopy is a common procedure that is used in both diagnostic and
therapeutic settings but does not readily permit measurement of central airway dimensions …

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

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 …

Regulation of airway caliber by lung volume or bronchoconstrictor stimulation is dependent
on physiological, structural, and mechanical events within the airway wall, including airway …

Endoscopic treatment of lower airway pathologies requires accurate quantification of airway
dimensions. We demonstrate the application of a real-time endoscopic optical coherence …

Background: Accurate measurements of airway and lesion dimensions are important to the
developmental progress of paediatric bronchoscopy. The malacia disorders are an …