A fluorescence confocal endomicroscope for in vivo microscopy of the upper- and the lower-GI tract

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 686-695

  Polglase, Adrian L ^b   McLaren, Wendy J ^b   Skinner, Stewart A ^b   Kiesslich, Ralf ^b   Neurath, Markus F ^b   Delaney, Peter M ^a  

^a Optiscan Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUODENUM; ENDOSCOPY; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOLOGY; ILEUM; IMAGING; INTESTINE VILLUS; MICROSCOPY; MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACRIFLAVINE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MINIATURIZATION;

EID: 27144533217     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2005.05.021     Document Type: Article

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