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.

Application of simple imaging technique for fluorescence bronchoscope.

It was reported that the significant spectral difference of autofluroescence induced by laser light between cancer and normal tissue. A fluorescence bronchoscope system with simple light source and light filter was newly developed. In this paper, the detection of autofluorescence from bronchogenic dysplasia with this system was reported.