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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2009; 15(35): 4402-4409
Published online Sep 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4402
Published online Sep 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4402
Identification of the layered morphology of the esophageal wall by optical coherence tomography
Satoshi Yokosawa, Tomoyuki Koike, Yasushi Kitagawa, Waku Hatta, Kaname Uno, Yasuhiko Abe, Katsunori Iijima, Akira Imatani, Shuichi Ohara, Tooru Shimosegawa, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan
Author contributions: Yokosawa S, Koike T, Kitagawa Y, Ohara S designed and performed research; Yokosawa S, Koike T, Kitagawa Y, Hatta W, Uno K, Abe Y, Iijima K, Imatani A, Ohara S and Shimosegawa T analyzed the data; Yokosawa S, Koike T, Kitagawa Y, Imatani A, Ohara S and Shimosegawa T wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Tomoyuki Koike, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine 1-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8574, Japan. tkoike@rd5.so-net.ne.jp
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Received: April 13, 2009
Revised: July 21, 2009
Accepted: July 28, 2009
Published online: September 21, 2009
Revised: July 21, 2009
Accepted: July 28, 2009
Published online: September 21, 2009
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