Early localization of bronchogenic cancerous/precancerous lesions with lung imaging fluorescence endoscope.
The result of the clinical trial using the lung imaging fluorescence endoscope (LIFE) was reported. A total of 77 biopsy confirmed sites from 30 patients were evaluated. The sensitivity for metaplasia detection by the LIFE system was 96% compared to 28% by conventional bronchoscopy. The LIFE system was found to be useful in detecting subtle cancerous/precancerous lesions.
Ikeda
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Department of Surgery Tokyo Medical College Hospital 6-7-1, Nishishinjuku Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160 Japan.
Kim
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K
Okunaka
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T
Furukawa
K
K
Furuya
T
T
Saito
M
M
Konaka
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C
Kato
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H
Ebihara
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Y