Confocal endomicroscopy

Kerry B. Dunbar; Marcia I. Canto

doi:10.1016/j.tgie.2010.02.010

Confocal endomicroscopy

Kerry B. Dunbar, Marcia I. Canto

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is a novel technique that allows in vivo microscopic imaging of the gastrointestinal mucosa. CLE has been used to study many gastrointestinal disorders, including Barrett's esophagus (BE), gastrointestinal neoplasia, and inflammatory bowel disease. There are two endomicroscopy systems currently used, an endoscope-based system (eCLE) and a probe-based system (pCLE), each with different strengths and weaknesess. This article discusses the current technique for performing endomicroscopy as it is applied for evaluation of patients with BE and compares the two available systems. Learning endomicroscopy requires technical mastery to obtain stable images and cognitive mastery of endomicroscopy image interpretation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	90-99
Number of pages	10
Journal	Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tgie.2010.02.010
State	Published - Apr 2010

Keywords

Barrett's esophagus
Confocal endomicroscopy
Esophageal imaging
Microendoscopy
Novel imaging

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Gastroenterology

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