Malignant lung nodule

Please note, pCLE is used in conjunction with standard bronchoscopic procedures with a working channel inner diameter of 1.9 mm. It can only image autofluorescent microstructures in the lung, such as the elastin fibers in the alveolar septi, vessel walls, and bronchial airways.

You may review the various image interpretation sets before doing some self training questions.

These criteria have been reported and assessed in clinical studies. Other criteria of interpretation might exist. Thus whenever possible, confirmatory evaluation via conventional histopathology or any other clinical information is recommended.