Endoscopic confocal microscopy

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 578-584

  Evans, John A ^a   Nishioka, Norman S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Endoscopy; Optical biopsy

Indexed keywords

ACRIFLAVINE; FLUORESCEIN SODIUM;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER SCREENING; COLON CANCER; COLON MUCOSA; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GOBLET CELL; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LASER MICROSCOPY; REVIEW; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 23944512478     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mog.0000174217.62214.10     Document Type: Review

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