Virtual bronchoscopy for evaluation of airway disease

Thoracic Surgery Clinics
Steven E FinkelsteinDavid S Schrump

Abstract

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, with no additional radiation exposure relative to standard CT scans of the chest. Commercial software allows for the interactivity of 2D and 3D images. The ability to examine 2D and 3D anatomic detail from multiple directions enables precise assessment of intraluminal and extraluminal pathology. The authors' experience indicates that VB is a superb modality for assessing the length of airway stenoses and ascertaining airway patency distal to these lesions (Fig. 6). As such, VB has proven to be extremely useful for determining the feasibility of endobronchial procedures such as dilations, stent placements, and laser ablation of endobronchial tumors. Ferretti et al [27] observed that VB is an excellent noninvasive means for long-term monitoring of tracheobronchial stents. Furthermore, the authors have found VB useful for guiding the bronchoscopic evaluation of patients who have intermittent hemoptysis secondary to lesions in peripheral airways. The 3D anatomic detail provided by VB has proven useful for assessing the feasibility of lung-sparing procedures in...Continue Reading

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