Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2010;10(6):799-815. Two other new tools have been developed: optical coherence tomography (OCT) and confocal fluorescence microscopy (CFM). To summarize, development of new ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality rate worldwide, mainly because of the presence of metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis. Early detection of lung cancer improves prognosis, ...

A new test for diagnosing TB offers a quick and simple alternative to existing three-day methods, according to a new article. The study shows that the test, which involves taking three sputum samples ...

Forty-four unselected consecutive patients requiring bronchoscopy were included in this group. Diagnoses are listed in Table 1. Because "chronic bronchitis" is difficult to define that diagnosis is ...

Your doctor may use an acid-fast bacteria (AFB) stain test to see if you have a lung disease like tuberculosis (TB). In addition to showing tuberculosis, an AFB stain can also show if you have another ...

A flexible bronchoscopy is a medical procedure that allows a doctor to examine the inside of the airways. Doctors pass a tube-like device into the airways to diagnose medical conditions, take biopsies ...

A fiberoptic bronchoscopy is a medical procedure that allows a doctor to examine the airways, take samples for biopsy, remove objects from the airways, and perform minor treatments. A fiberoptic ...

Currently, adult patients with suspected PTB who cannot expectorate spontaneously have to undergo bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, which is sent for microscopy and culture in order to confirm ...

A new test for diagnosing TB offers a quick and simple alternative to existing three-day methods, according to research published today in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. The study shows ...