Multicentre trials and randomised studies of autofluorescence bronchoscopy
| Study | System | Subjects n | Sensitivity % | Specificity % | ||
| WLB | AFB | WLB | AFB | |||
| Lam 38 | LIFE-Lung | 173 | 9 | 66 | 90 | 66 |
| Ernst 39 | D-Light | 293 | 11 | 66 | 95 | 73 |
| Edell 40 | Onco-LIFE | 170 | 10 | 44 | 94 | 75 |
| Hirsch 41 | LIFE-Lung | 55 | 18 | 73 | 78 | 46 |
| Häussinger 42 | D-Light | 1173 | 58 | 82 | 62 | 58 |
WLB: white light bronchoscopy; AFB: addition of autofluorescence bronchoscopy. LIFE-Lung® system is manufactured by Xillix Technologies, Vancouver, BC, Canada; D-Light® system: Karl Storz Endoscopy of America, Culver City, CA, USA; Onco-LIFE®: Novadaq Technologies, Richmond, BC, Canada.