4 0 c m
26cm
actual image size: 18cm x 32cm
Description
This is a fibreoptic device for examining the trachea (windpipe) and the bronchi of the lungs. It is flexible, and therefore is able to be used to acces bronchi which previous rigid tubular bronchoscopes could not.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10284547
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