Confocal endomicroscopy: Instrumentation and medical applications

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 378-397

  Jabbour, Joey M ^a   Saldua, Meagan A ^a   Bixler, Joel N ^a   Maitland, Kristen C ^a  

^a Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Endomicroscope; Fiber optics; Fluorescence; In vivo; Microendoscope; Optical imaging; Reflectance

Indexed keywords

AXIAL RESOLUTIONS; CONFOCAL IMAGING; ENDOMICROSCOPE; EPITHELIAL TISSUE; FIELD OF VIEWS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT; IMAGING PROBE; IN VIVO; IN-FIBER; MICROENDOSCOPE; MINIATURIZED OPTICS; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; NON-INVASIVE IMAGING; OBJECTIVE LENS; OPTICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL SECTIONING; OUTER DIAMETERS; REAL-TIME ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SUB-CELLULAR; TECHNICAL ADVANCES;

FIBER OPTICS; FLUORESCENCE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PHOTONICS; REFLECTION;

TISSUE;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

EID: 84858797907     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-011-0426-y     Document Type: Article

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