Abstract:Objective To explore the diagnostic value of bronchoscopic narrow-band imaging (NBI) combined with serum lysine oxidase like protein 4 (LOXL4) and peroxiredoxin 3 (PRDX3) for bronchogenic carcinoma.Methods From January 2024 to February 2025, 107 patients with bronchogenic carcinoma admitted to hospital were considered as the bronchogenic carcinoma group. During the same period, 95 patients with benign lung diseases were considered as the benign lung disease group. All patients underwent NBI examination using electronic bronchoscopy. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method was used to detect serum LOXL4 and PRDX3. The Kappa test was used to explore the consistency between this new diagnostic method and pathological diagnosis. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC curve) was used to explore the efficacy of bronchoscopic NBI, LOXL4, and PRDX3 alone and in combination models for the diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma.Results The Kappa value of bronchoscopic NBI for the diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma was 0.759, which showed high consistency with the pathological diagnosis (P < 0.05). Compared with the benign lung disease group, the bronchogenic carcinoma group had lower serum LOXL4 and higher PRDX3 (P < 0.05). The area under the curve (AUC) values for the diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma using bronchoscopic NBI, LOXL4, and PRDX3 alone and in combination models were 0.951, 0.769, 0.813, and 0.988, respectively. The AUC for the combined model was higher than those for other indicators alone (Z = 2.290, Z = 6.343, Z = 5.720, P < 0.05). The sensitivities were 96.26%, 76.64%, 74.77%, 96.32%, and the specificities were 78.95%, 74.74%, 75.79%, 96.87%, respectively. The diagnostic thresholds for LOXL4, PRDX3, and the combined model were 6.54 ng/mL, 151.54 ng/mL, and 0.89, respectively. There was no statistically prominent difference in serum LOXL4 and PRDX3 among patients with different pathological subtypes of bronchogenic carcinoma (P > 0.05). The Kappa value of bronchoscopic NBI for differential diagnosis of the pathological classification of bronchogenic carcinoma was 0.092, which had low consistency with the pathological diagnosis (P > 0.05).Conclusion Bronchoscopic NBI has high diagnostic value for bronchogenic carcinoma, and the diagnostic efficiency is further improved when it is combined with serum LOXL4 and PRDX3.