Significance of autofluorescence for the optical demarcation of field cancerisation in the upper aerodigestive tract

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 316-319

  Fryen, A ^a   Glanz, H ^a   Lohmann, W ^a   Dreyer, T ^b   Bohle, R M ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

head and neck cancer; in vitro and in vivo autofluorescence

Indexed keywords

AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030942523     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489709117795     Document Type: Conference Paper

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