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. 2023 Sep;28(9):881-884.
doi: 10.1111/resp.14547. Epub 2023 Jul 5.

Observation of peripheral airways using ultra-thin fiberscope

Tomonari Kinoshita  1 , Hideki Terai  2 , Shinnosuke Ikemura  3 , Nao Takada  4 , Takahiro Fukui  4 , Hidehiro Irie  4 , Raita Miyazawa  5 , Yohei Funatsu  4 , Teppei Okamura  5 , Hidefumi Koh  4 , Tatsuya Yamamoto  1 , Risa Shigematsu  2 , Keiko Ohgino  2 , Kiyoshi Oka  6
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Observation of peripheral airways using ultra-thin fiberscope

Tomonari Kinoshita et al. Respirology. 2023 Sep.
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Keywords: alveolus; bronchoscopy; desiccator; peripheral airways; ultra-thin fiberscope.

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