A pilot study of the feasibility of confocal endomicroscopy for examination of the human airway

Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-130

  Musani, Ali I ^a   Sims, Michael ^a   Sareli, Candice ^a   Russell, William ^a   McLaren, Wendy J ^b   Delaney, Peter M ^b   Litzky, Leslie A ^c   Panettieri Jr , Reynold A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Optiscan Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Airway remodeling; Confocal endomicroscope; Endobronchial biopsy; Epithelium; Goblet cells; Microvasculature; Rigid bronchoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS TUMOR; CILIARY BODY EPITHELIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOBLET CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LAMINA PROPRIA; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SUBMUCOSA; TRACHEA;

EID: 77951759508     PISSN: 19446586     EISSN: 19488270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e3181da2f98     Document Type: Article

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