Laser scanning confocal microscopy of cervical tissue before and after application of acetic acid

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1135-1139

  Drezek, Rebekah A ^a   Collier, Tom ^a   Brookner, Carrie K ^a   Malpica, Anais ^b   Lotan, Reuben ^b   Richards Kortum, Rebecca R ^a   Follen, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Cervix; Confocal microscope

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CELL NUCLEUS; COLPOSCOPY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROSCOPE IMAGE; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY;

EID: 0034080004     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.104844     Document Type: Article

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