Low-cost endomicroscopy in the esophagus and colon

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1722-1724

  Pierce, Mark C ^a   Vila, Peter M ^b   Polydorides, Alexandros D ^b   Richards Kortum, Rebecca ^a   Anandasabapathy, Sharmila ^b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOFLUORESCENCE IMAGING; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CASE REPORT; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DYSPLASIA; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; HIGH RESOLUTION MICROENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LETTER; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; NARROW BAND IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; COLONOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 80052469901     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.140     Document Type: Letter

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