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Looking Down the Endoscope

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Gary Boas, News Editor, [email protected]

Confocal microscopy techniques advance the monitoring of Barrett’s esophagus and other applications. Barrett’s esophagus – a condition in which the cells lining the esophagus are replaced by cells similar to those found in the stomach – affects anywhere from 1.6 to 6.8 percent of the population. It is not the most common disorder in the gastrointestinal tract, but it is a growing concern, especially as it is associated with increased risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma, a rare but particularly deadly form of cancer. Tiny microscopes that can see inside single...Read full article

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    Published: January 2014
    AmericasBiomedical Optics ExpressBiophotonicsconfocal laser endomicroscopyFeaturesGary BoasGuillermo J. TearneyHarvard Medical SchoollensesMassachusetts General HospitalMauna Kea TechnologiesMicroscopyNature MedicineOpticsSECMspectrally encoded confocal microscopyTethered capsule endomicroscopyWellman Center for PhotomedicineEsophageal adenocarcinomaEndomicroscopeeCLE confocal endoscopePentaxpCLE probe-based confocal endomicroscopeLasers

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