Early Localization of Bronchogenic Cancerous/Precancerous Lesions With Lung Imaging Fluorescence Endoscope

• DOI: 10.1155/dte.3.197
• Publication Date: 2007-08-30T12:42:21Z
• Authors: N. Ikeda; K. Kim; T. Okunaka; K. Furukawa; T. Furuya; M. Saito; C. Konaka; H. Kato; Y. Ebihara
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Research Article; 3. Good health

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.Corrigendum to “Early Localization of Bronchogenic Cancerous/Precancerous Lesions With Lung Imaging Fluorescence Endoscope”dx.doi.org/10.1155/DTE.4.107