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Modern imaging of the tracheo-bronchial tree
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Modern imaging of the tracheo-bronchial tree

Archana T Laroia, Brad H Thompson, Sandeep T Laroia and Edwin JR van Beek
World journal of radiology, Vol.2(7), pp.237-248
07/28/2010
DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v2.i7.237
PMCID: PMC2998855
PMID: 21160663
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https://doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v2.i7.237View
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Abstract

Recent state-of-the-art computed tomography and improved three-dimensional (3-D) postprocessing techniques have revolutionized the capability of visualizing airway pathology, offering physicians an advanced view of pathology and allowing for appropriate management planning. This article is a comprehensive review of trachea and main bronchi imaging, with emphasis on the dynamic airway anatomy, and a discussion of a wide variety of diseases including, but not limited to, congenital large airway abnormalities, tracheobronchial stenoses, benign and malignant neoplasms and tracheobronchomalacia. The importance of multiplanar reconstruction, 3-D reconstruction and incorporation of dynamic imaging for non-invasive evaluation of the large airways is stressed.
Airways Computed tomography Bronchial tree Trachea Advanced imaging

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