Polarization-Sensitive Endobronchial Optical Coherence Tomography for Microscopic Imaging of Fibrosis in Interstitial Lung Disease.

The article focuses on fibrotic interstitial lung diseases including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis characterized by excessive collagen deposition and fibrotic remodeling. Topics include examines precise diagnosis and monitoring of disease progression are essential to strategize clinical management and disease-specific therapy and reports that the Microscopic assessment of fibrosis distribution, quality and progression over time remains challenging.