Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 223-230 , February 2010

Imaging of subsquamous Barrett's epithelium with ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography: a histologic correlation study

Received 13 March 2009 ,Accepted 2 July 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: This research was primarily supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (Grant Nos. DK063606 and EB003284). In addition, the following authors received support funding from the National Science Foundation CAREER award (X.D.L), the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Predoctoral Training Fellowship (M.J.C.), and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Career Development Award (J.H.H.).

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.07.005

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Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 223-230 , February 2010

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