<i>In Vivo</i> Imaging of the Bronchial Wall Microstructure Using Fibered Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy

Abstract

Endoscopic FCFM represents a minimally invasive method to study specific basement membrane alterations associated with premalignant bronchial lesions in vivo. The technique may also be useful to study the bronchial wall remodeling in nonmalignant chronic bronchial diseases.