Automated vision-based assistance tools in bronchoscopy: stenosis severity estimation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Subglottic stenosis refers to the narrowing of the subglottis, the airway between the vocal cords and the trachea. Its severity is typically evaluated by estimating the percentage of obstructed airway. This estimation can be obtained from CT data or through visual inspection by experts exploring the region. However, visual inspections are inherently subjective, leading to less consistent and robust diagnoses. No public methods or datasets are currently available for automated evaluation of this condition from bronchoscopy video.

Methods

We propose a pipeline for automated subglottic stenosis severity estimation during the bronchoscopy exploration, without requiring the physician to traverse the stenosed region. Our approach exploits the physical effect of illuminatio

SUBMITTER: Tomasini C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12350464 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature