Diagnostic contribution of virtual endoscopy in diseases of the upper airways.
J Digit Imaging
; 20(1): 67-71, 2007 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Virtual endoscopy (VE) is a new diagnostic tool that generates 3-dimensional (3D) views of a lumen by exploiting cross-sectional images. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of VE as a diagnostic tool in the diseases of the larynx and pharynx. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Twenty-two patients with a mean age of 57 years were included in the study. The patients underwent larynx examination, optical endoscopy (OE), and computed tomography (CT) of the larynx. Later, VE was produced from the CT images.RESULTS:
Eight patients had larynx carcinoma, a 5-year-old patient had a laryngeal web, a 43-year-old man had fish bone stuck in his submucosal layer, 10 patients were normal, and the remaining two patients were under follow-up for treated nasopharynx carcinoma and had no evidence for recurrence. VE showed the laryngeal tumor in seven patients and the laryngeal web in one patient, but failed to show a plaquelike tumor and the fishbone within the submucosa.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings suggest that VE is a useful and complimentary method of 3D imaging in the diseases compromising the laryngeal lumen. Furthermore, it may be superior to OE in severe stenosis or obstructions where the endoscope cannot be passed through.
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Asunto principal:
Trastornos Respiratorios
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Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Neoplasias Laríngeas
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Técnicas de Diagnóstico del Sistema Respiratorio
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Endoscopía
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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En
Revista:
J Digit Imaging
Asunto de la revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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INFORMATICA MEDICA
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RADIOLOGIA
Año:
2007
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Article