TY - JOUR
T1 - Standard classification of autofluorescence bronchoscopy findings
AU - Nakajima, Takahiro
AU - Shibuya, Kiyoshi
AU - Honda, Hidetoshi
AU - Imamura, Fumio
AU - Sato, Masami
AU - Isobe, Hiroshi
AU - Ohno, Yasushi
AU - Tsuchida, Takaaki
AU - Toga, Hirohisa
AU - Hayashi, Shinichiro
AU - Matsui, Kaoru
AU - Miyazawa, Teruomi
AU - Yokoyama, Akira
AU - Kurimoto, Noriaki
AU - Saka, Hideo
AU - Tsuboi, Masahiro
AU - Horinouchi, Hirohisa
AU - Yasufuku, Kazuhiro
AU - Fujisawa, Takehiko
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - Autofluorescence bronchoscopy (AFB) has emerged as a new modality for the detection of preinvasive and early malignant lesions in the central airways. With the advances in technology, fiberoptic bronchoscope has been replaced by the bronchovideoscope which enables a more accurate observation of the airway. The new generation AFB is also a bronchovideoscope with improved image and operability. AFB is applicable not only for screening of high risk patients for the detection of pre-invasive lesions, but also for localizing tumors before photodynamic therapy (PDT) and operation. There has been a growing need for a standard classification of AFB findings based on different pathological findings. In this report, we sought to standardize the AFB findings according to the different types of AFB commercially available.
AB - Autofluorescence bronchoscopy (AFB) has emerged as a new modality for the detection of preinvasive and early malignant lesions in the central airways. With the advances in technology, fiberoptic bronchoscope has been replaced by the bronchovideoscope which enables a more accurate observation of the airway. The new generation AFB is also a bronchovideoscope with improved image and operability. AFB is applicable not only for screening of high risk patients for the detection of pre-invasive lesions, but also for localizing tumors before photodynamic therapy (PDT) and operation. There has been a growing need for a standard classification of AFB findings based on different pathological findings. In this report, we sought to standardize the AFB findings according to the different types of AFB commercially available.
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U2 - 10.2482/haigan.47.215
DO - 10.2482/haigan.47.215
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34547631228
SN - 0386-9628
VL - 47
SP - 215
EP - 221
JO - Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer
JF - Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer
IS - 3
ER -