Tethered capsule endomicroscopy enables less invasive imaging of gastrointestinal tract microstructure

Nature Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 238-240

  Gora, Michalina J ^a   Sauk, Jenny S ^a   Carruth, Robert W ^a   Gallagher, Kevin A ^a   Suter, Melissa J ^a   Nishioka, Norman S ^a   Kava, Lauren E ^a   Rosenberg, Mireille ^a   Bouma, Brett E ^a,b   Tearney, Guillermo J ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TETHERED CAPSULE ENDOMICROSCOPY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS;

EID: 84873566611     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: 1546170X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm.3052     Document Type: Article

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