Validation of the quality of histological images obtained of fresh and formalin-fixed specimens of esophageal and gastric mucosa by laser-scanning confocal microscopy

Endoscopy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 236-240

  Chiu, P W Y ^a,b   Inoue, H ^b   Satodate, H ^b   Kazawa, T ^b   Yoshida, T ^b   Sakashita, M ^b   Kudo, S E ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY NORTHERN YOKOHAMA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMMERSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPPA STATISTICS; MICROSCOPE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; TISSUE FIXATION; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIOPSY; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; OBSERVER VARIATION; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 33645051708     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870406     Document Type: Article

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