Pediatria pre prax 1/2008

CT VIRTUAL BRONCHOSCOPY IN CHILDREN

Clasical fibrobrobronchoscopy is very important for diagnostics of the respiratory tract diseaseses. It is invasive method and need usualy in children total narcosis. CT virtual bronchoscopy is new non-invasive technic for assessment mainly respiratory ways. Ingenious technic create realistic thre-dimensional space of the superficial area of the tracheobronchial tree.This technic allows of the interactive movement through the respiratory ways, with visual identification behind obstructive lesion too.

Keywords: clasical fibrobronchoscopy, CT virtual bronchoskopy in children.