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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2017; 23(18): 3338-3348
Published online May 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i18.3338
Published online May 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i18.3338
Table 1 Comparison of confocal laser endomicroscopy probes and standard microscope
Device | Channel size (mm) | Field of view (μm) | Resolution (μm) | Confocal depth (μm) | |
GastroflexTM UHD | Probe based | ≥ 2.8 | 240 | 1.00 | 55-65 |
AQ-FlexTM 19 | Needle based | ≥ 0.91 | 325 | 3.50 | 40-70 |
CholangioflexTM | Probe based | ≥ 1.0 | 325 | 3.50 | 40-70 |
Standard microscopy × 20 | Microscope | NA | NA | 0.70 | NA |
Standard microscopy × 40 | Microscope | NA | NA | 0.45 | NA |
- Citation: Krishna SG, Modi RM, Kamboj AK, Swanson BJ, Hart PA, Dillhoff ME, Manilchuk A, Schmidt CR, Conwell DL. In vivo and ex vivo confocal endomicroscopy of pancreatic cystic lesions: A prospective study. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(18): 3338-3348
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i18/3338.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i18.3338