Photodynamic therapy for Barrett's esophagus using a 20 mm diameter light delivery balloon

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4612, Issue , 2002, Pages 13-20

  Panjehpour, Masoud ^a   Overholt, Bergein F ^a   Phan, Mary N ^a   Haydek, John M ^a   Robinson, Amy R ^a  

^a THOMPSON CANCER SURVIVAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagectomy; KTP dye laser; PDT Balloon; Photofrin

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY; LIGHT REFLECTION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TUMORS;

NON-SURGICAL THERAPY;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

EID: 0036399931     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.469341     Document Type: Conference Paper

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