OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pictorial essay is to review the current role of virtual bronchoscopy and 3D imaging of the airways in clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS: Virtual bronchoscopy produces high-resolution images of the tracheobronchial tree and endobronchial views that simulate the findings at conventional bronchoscopy. Interest in virtual bronchoscopy is increasing as a result of improvements in computer hardware and software and advances in MDCT that allow acquisition of isotropic data.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pictorial essay is to review the current role of virtual bronchoscopy and 3D imaging of the airways in clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS: Virtual bronchoscopy produces high-resolution images of the tracheobronchial tree and endobronchial views that simulate the findings at conventional bronchoscopy. Interest in virtual bronchoscopy is increasing as a result of improvements in computer hardware and software and advances in MDCT that allow acquisition of isotropic data.
Authors: Edward Y Lee; Kathy J Jenkins; Muhammad Muneeb; Audrey C Marshall; Donald A Tracy; David Zurakowski; Phillip M Boiselle Journal: Pediatr Radiol Date: 2013-03-10