Confocal endomicroscopy for <i>in vivo</i> detection of microvascular architecture in normal and malignant lesions of upper gastrointestinal tract

Abstract

Confocal laser endomicroscopy system could yield very clear images of superficial microvascular network in the gastroesophageal mucosal layer both in malignant and normal mucosa. Endomicroscopic observation of vascular architecture may be of assistance in the identification of early gastroesophageal cancers.