Open AccessAutofluorescence imaging endoscopy for identification and assessment of inflammatory ulcerative colitis
Author(s) -
Taro Osada,
Atsushi Arakawa,
Naoto Sakamoto,
Hiroya Ueyama,
Tomoyoshi Shibuya,
Tatsuo Ogihara,
Takashi Yao,
Sumio Watanabe
Publication year - 2011
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.v17.i46.5110
Subject(s) - ulcerative colitis , autofluorescence , gastroenterology , medicine , lamina propria , endoscopy , colonoscopy , pathology , histology , chromoendoscopy , nuclear medicine , colorectal cancer , epithelium , cancer , physics , disease , quantum mechanics , fluorescence
To validate the clinical relevance of autofluorescence imaging (AFI) endoscopy for the assessment of inflammatory ulcerative colitis (UC).