Inhalation of 5-aminolevulinic acid: A new technique for fluorescence detection of early stage lung cancer

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-174

  Baumgartner, R ^a   Huber, R M ^b   Schulz, H ^c   Stepp, H ^a   Rick, K ^a   Gamarra, F ^b   Leberig, A ^b   Roth, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 Aminolevulinic acid; Aerosol inhalation; Fluorescence detection; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PROTOPORPHYRIN; TUMOR MARKER;

AEROSOL; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DYSPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; VIDEORECORDING;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANIMALS; DOGS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PROTOPORPHYRINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0030294025     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(96)07365-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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