ULTRA-HIGH MAGNIFYING ENDOSCOPY ; FROM ENDOMICROSCOPY TO ENDOCYTOSCOPY

Abstract

Recent advances in endoscopic imaging technology have enabled in vivo visualization of cellular level structures in gastrointestinal mucosa. Two types of ultra-high magnifying endoscope-"laser-scanning conf ocal microsccopy series" and "contact endoscopy series (endocytoscopy series) "- that have a maximum magnification power of more than 450 folds have been developed. These novel imaging technologies enable in vivo histological diagnosis of tissue atypia. One of the majon advantages in endocytoscopy is the visualization of cell nucleus, which allows evaluation of cell nucleus atypia. In this report, ECA endocytoscopic tissue atypia classification was reported.