CPC A61B 1/2676 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00082 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/487 (2013.01); A61B 6/50 (2013.01); A61B 6/541 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01)] | 83 Claims |
14. A method of visualizing an airway within a subject, comprising:
positioning a delivery sheath through at least a portion of the airway and into proximity to a tissue region of interest within a lung;
manipulating a fluid flow through at least one lumen of the delivery sheath such that a pressure change is imparted within the airway sufficient to at least partially manipulate a diameter of the airway to reconfigure between an open resting configuration and a collapsed configuration such that a change in density of the airway is imparted while a remainder of the lung remains unaffected; and
obtaining an image of the airway via an imager while the position of the airway is manipulated.
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