Feasibility and safety of fiber optic micro-imaging in canine peripheral airways.

PURPOSE: To assess the feasibility and safety of imaging canine peripheral airways (<1 mm) with an experimental micro-imaging fiber optic bronchoscope. METHODS: Twenty healthy dogs were scoped with a micro-imaging fiber optic bronchoscope (0.8 mm outer diameter). Images at various levels of the b...

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Main Authors: Yijun Liu, Bingbing Yan, Ziyang Huang, Rui Guo, Jingxing Wu, Xun Liu, Kaiqing Yao, Fajin Lv, Huisheng Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3886988?pdf=render