Comparison of autofluorescence imaging bronchoscopy and white light bronchoscopy for detection of lung cancers and precancerous lesions
Author(s) -
Jing Feng,
Yan Wang,
Qing Qing,
Qi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s46749
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , receiver operating characteristic , lung cancer , autofluorescence , diagnostic odds ratio , meta analysis , bronchoscopy , likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing , area under the curve , gastroenterology , radiology , pathology , physics , quantum mechanics , fluorescence
The purpose of this paper was to compare the sensitivity, specificity, and overall diagnostic performance of autofluorescence imaging bronchoscopy (AFI) versus white light bronchoscopy (WLB) in the detection of lung cancers and precancerous lesions by meta-analysis.
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