PARIS, Dec 11, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- New data shows that real-time, in vivo imaging with Cellvizio(r), the world's smallest microscope, helps physicians target esophageal biopsies more effectively than traditional methods, improving their ability to determine if Barrett's esophagus has become pre-cancerous, according to a study published in the December issue of GUT, the International Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology"Using images from this tiny microscope, we were able to show that a physician who is trained to use the Cellvizio device may identify the normal tissue fairly accurately," said Heiko Pohl, MD, of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and lead author of the study. "Traditional endoscopic cameras don't differentiate cancerous or precancerous Barrett's tissue, so we take random samples from sections of the region in hopes that it represents an accurate sampling.
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