Abstract
The first publication about a confocal fluorescence microscope integrated into the distal tip of a conventional colonoscope (Pentax EC 3830FK, Tokyo, Japan) appeared in 2004 [1], showing that in vivo microscopy at subcellular resolution (0.7 μm) simultaneously displayed with white-light endoscopy had become possible. Today, endomicroscopy can be performed in the upper and lower GI tract [2]-[10]. This chapter deals with the examination technique of confocal laser endomicroscopy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Atlas of Endomicroscopy |
Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Pages | 25-32 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783540347576 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine