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Case Reports
. 2011 Sep;106(9):1722-4.
doi: 10.1038/ajg.2011.140.

Low-cost endomicroscopy in the esophagus and colon

Mark C Pierce, Peter M Vila, Alexandros D Polydorides, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Sharmila Anandasabapathy
Case Reports

Low-cost endomicroscopy in the esophagus and colon

Mark C Pierce et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2011 Sep.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
HRME imaging in the esophagus. (a) Normal squamous mucosa and (c) Barrett’s metaplasia with focal HGD (arrows) in a 47-year old male undergoing endoscopic evaluation. (b,d) Histopathology sections (H&E) corresponding to the locations imaged in panels (a) and (c) respectively. (e) High-definition white light, and (f) NBI view of the esophagus in the same patient. (g) White light view during, and (h) post cryotherapy treatment.
Figure 2
Figure 2
HRME imaging in the colon. (a) HRME image of the normal colon in vivo, with corresponding histopathology from the same site (b). Note the appearance of small, uniformly spaced circular crypts, with small, basally oriented nuclei. (c) HRME image and (d) corresponding histopathology of an inflammatory polyp, presenting a dense population of inflammatory cells and few irregularly shaped glands. (e) HRME image of a tubular adenoma, revealing highly irregular and heterogeneously oriented glands, with elongated, crowded cells, and enlarged nuclei.
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