Detection of precancerous and early cancerous lesions in the bronchi by autofluorescence endoscopy

Bergh, Hubert van den; Zellweger, Matthieu; Goujon, Didier; Wagnières, Georges; Grosjean, Pierre; Monnier, P

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“…[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Several research groups reported clinical applications of fluorescence spectroscopy to atherosclerotic lesions 4,11,15,[23][24][25][26] and malignant tumors. [2][3][4][5]7,[27][28][29][30] There are several disadvantages associated with steady-state techniques that limit their effectiveness. These limitations include relatively broad emission bands, which may reduce their capability for discrimination of spectrally overlapping fluorophores, and strong influence of the acquired spectral profile by endogenous chromophores, excitation/collection geometry, and probe design.…”

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Time-domain laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy apparatus for clinical diagnostics

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