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9525247

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-4-9
pubmed:abstractText
Laser-induced fluorescence tumor imaging exploits the difference in tissue autofluorescence properties between normal and cancerous tissues. The effectiveness and reliability of fluorescence imaging with a lung imaging fluorescence endoscopy (LIFE) system for cancers in the head and neck were compared to those of white light endoscopy (WLE). Examinations by WLE and LIFE were conducted on 25 patients suspected for malignancy. Histologic diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy. Posttreatment evaluations were performed on 6 cancer patients identified by this study. By LIFE, all 16 cancerous lesions, including 2 occult cancers, were identified (100%), while WLE achieved only an 87.5% detection rate. LIFE (specificity 87.5%) was greatly helpful to WLE (specificity 50%) in differentiating inflammation from malignancy, though it failed to exclude granuloma. The results of this study suggest potential roles of LIFE in early detection, correct staging, and treatment evaluation of cancers in the head and neck.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0003-4894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
107
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-5-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Laser-induced fluorescence imaging in localization of head and neck cancers.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article