Open AccessFluorescence guided intraluminal endoscopy in the gastrointestinal tract: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Olivia Engholt Mortensen,
Nikolaj Nerup,
Morten Thorsteinsson,
Morten Bo Søndergaard Svendsen,
Hironari Shiwaku,
Michael Patrick Achiam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v12.i10.388
Subject(s) - medicine , gastrointestinal tract , endoscopy , endoscopic submucosal dissection , fluorescence , pathology , gastroenterology , radiology , physics , quantum mechanics
Conventional endoscopy is based on full spectrum white light. However, different studies have investigated the use of fluorescence based endoscopy systems where the white light has been supplemented by infrared light and the use of relevant fluorophores. Fluorescence endoscopy utilizes the fluorescence emitted from a fluorophore, visualizing what is not visible to the naked eye.