Editorial: Improving the specificity of autofluorescence bronchoscopy

Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 155-157

  MacEachern, Paul ^a   Tremblay, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE IMAGING; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSPLASIA; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; INFLAMMATION; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TRAINING;

EID: 68949122424     PISSN: 19446586     EISSN: 19488270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e3181af7d5a     Document Type: Editorial

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