Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 312-318 , February 2010

Time-gated fluorescence spectroscopy improves endoscopic detection of low-grade dysplasia in ulcerative colitis

Received 20 May 2009 ,Accepted 25 September 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: The following author disclosed financial relationships relevant to this publication: M.-A. Ortner received support from the Ludwig Demling Stipendium, the Charité Foundation, and the Swiss National Foundation for Scientific Research 3200BO-112603. All other authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

 If you would like to chat with an author of this article, you may contact Dr. Ortner at ma.ortner@bluewin.ch.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.09.029

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 312-318 , February 2010

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