Anatomic and Imagistic Correlations In Bronchial Tree Segmentation

Abstract

The present paper aims at studying the distribution of the intrapulmonary bronchial tree and at underlining the possible anatomic variants with a certain importance for the surgical treatment at this level. This study comprises an analysis of 55 cases, for the period 2003-2008, using dissection, CT exam and resin injected models (experimental). As a conclusion, the experimentally obtained model using the corrosion technique allowed the study of the bronchial divisions at a segmental and subsegmental level, having some disadvantages at a bronchiolar level. The CT exam in lung windows permitted the study of the bronchus’ trajectory, section by section, showing its reconstruction and relations with the other anatomical elements using modern detailed imagistic techniques.