1. Barrett's esophagus: endoscopic diagnosis.
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Ishimura, Norihisa, Amano, Yuji, Appelman, Henry D., Penagini, Roberto, Tenca, Andrea, Falk, Gary W., Wong, Roy K.H., Gerson, Lauren B., Ramirez, Francisco C., Horwhat, J. David, Lightdale, Charles J., DeVault, Kenneth R., Freschi, Giancarlo, Taddei, Antonio, Bechi, Paolo, Ringressi, Maria Novella, Castiglione, Francesca, Rossi Degl'Innocenti, Duccio, Wang, Helen H., and Huang, Qin
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BARRETT'S esophagus , *ENDOSCOPY , *CYTOLOGY , *DYSPLASIA , *MEDICAL imaging systems , *BIOMARKERS , *DIAGNOSTIC imaging , *DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
This collection of summaries on endoscopic diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus (BE) includes the best endoscopic markers of the extent of BE; the interpretation of the diagnosis of ultra-short BE; the criteria for endoscopic grading; the sensitivity and specificity of endoscopic diagnosis; capsule and magnifying endoscopy; narrow band imaging; balloon cytology; the distinction between focal and diffuse dysplasia; the techniques for endoscopic detection of dysplasia and the grading systems; and the difficulty of interpretation of inflammatory or regenerative changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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