Confocal laser endoscopy: New approach to the early diagnosis of tumors of the esophagus and stomach

Future Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 469-476

  Goetz, Martin ^a   Hoffman, Arthur ^a   Galle, Peter R ^a   Neurath, Markus F ^a   Kiesslich, Ralf ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Confocal endomicroscopy; Early diagnosis; Esophageal cancer; Fluorescence imaging; Gastric cancer; Helicobacter pylori; Intestinal metaplasia

Indexed keywords

ACRIFLAVINE; FLUORESCEIN SODIUM;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONFOCAL LASER ENDOMICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRECANCER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STOMACH CANCER; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33748123288     PISSN: 14796694     EISSN: 17448301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/14796694.2.4.469     Document Type: Review

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