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ArticleNature protocols2011

Confocal laser endomicroscopy and narrow-band imaging-aided endoscopy for in vivo imaging of colitis and colon cancer in mice.

Maximilian J Waldner, Stefan Wirtz, Clemens Neufert, Christoph Becker, Markus F Neurath

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Article in Nature protocols, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Label-Free Multiphoton Endomicroscopy for Minimally Invasive In Vivo Imaging.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2019
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  15. Diagnostic imaging advances in murine models of colitis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maximilian J WaldnerDepartment of Medicine I, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Stefan Wirtz
Clemens Neufert
Christoph Becker
Markus F Neurath
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

New endoscopic techniques such as narrow-band imaging (NBI) and confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) have improved the in vivo diagnosis of human gastrointestinal diseases in the colon. Whereas NBI may facilitate the identification of neoplastic lesions, CLE permits real-time histology of the inflamed or neoplastic colonic mucosa through the use of fluorescent dyes. These techniques have been recently adopted for use during ongoing endoscopy in mice. This protocol, which can be completed in 2 h, provides a detailed description of NBI and CLE in the mouse colon. In contrast to other techniques, this approach does not require laparotomy, and it allows direct CLE analysis of lesions identified by NBI. Mice exposed to models of colitis or colorectal cancer are anesthetized and examined with a miniaturized NBI endoscope, which provides an increased contrast of the vasculature. Upon identification of suspicious areas by NBI and the administration of fluorescent dyes, a confocal laser probe can be directed to the area of interest through the endoscope and confocal images can be obtained. Through the use of various fluorescent dyes, different aspects of the mucosa can be assessed. In addition, fluorescence-labeled antibodies can be used for molecular imaging of mice in vivo. Mouse NBI endoscopy and CLE represent reliable and fast high-quality techniques for the endoscopic characterization and molecular imaging of the mucosa in colitis and colon cancer.

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AnimalsColitisColonic NeoplasmsColonoscopyFluorescent DyesImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLasersMiceMicroscopy, ConfocalFluorescent Dyes

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PMID21886109
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