Human in vivo fluorescence microimaging of the alveolar ducts and sacs during bronchoscopy

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 974-985

  Thiberville, L ^a,b,d   Saiaiin, M ^a,b   Lachkar, S ^a   Dominique, S ^a   Moreno Swirc, S ^a   Vever Bizet, C ^c   Bourg Heckly, G ^c  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Diagnostic imaging; Elastin; Laser scanning confocal microscopy; Pulmonary alveoli; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRED CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG STRUCTURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SMOKING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 66749164129     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00083708     Document Type: Article

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