Endomicroscopy for in vivo Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Principle of confocal microscopy Endoscopic confocal microscopy Reflectance confocal imaging Fluorescence confocal imaging Components of the confocal laser endoscope Contrast agents Endomicroscopy of the normal colon Confocal imaging of colon pathology Ulcerative colitis Consequences of in vivo confocal microscopy Summary References