Endomicroscopy is born-do we still need the pathologist?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 150-153

  Kiesslich, Ralf ^a   Neurath, Markus F ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIFLAVINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUORESCEIN;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; BIOPSY; CELL; CHROMOENDOSCOPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 34250771142     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.12.031     Document Type: Editorial

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