Autofluorescence guided biopsy for the early diagnosis of bladder carcinoma

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1871-1875

  Koenig, Frank ^a,b   McGovern, Francis J ^a   Enquist, Henrik ^a   Larne, Rickard ^a   Deutsch, Thomas F ^a   Schomacker, Kevin T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bladder; Carcinoma; Diagnosis; Fluorescence; Lasers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BLADDER BIOPSY; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032413239     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63183-5     Document Type: Article

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