Open AccessIdentification of the layered morphology of the esophageal wall by optical coherence tomography
Author(s) -
Satoshi Yokosawa,
Tomoyuki Koike,
Yasushi Kitagawa,
Waku Hatta,
Kaname Uno,
Yasuhiko Abe,
Katsunori Iijima,
Akira Imatani,
Shuichi Ohara,
Tooru Shimosegawa
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.4402
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , submucosa , lamina propria , esophagus , anatomy , pathology , muscular layer , morphology (biology) , tomography , materials science , epithelium , medicine , biology , radiology , genetics
To assess each layer of the optical coherence tomography (OCT) image of the esophageal wall with reference to the histological structure.