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Barrett Esophagus
Recent findings from L. Quaroni and co-authors highlight research in barrett esophagus
June 30th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Analyst, "The objective of this exploratory study was to evaluate the feasibility of using Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectromicroscopy to characterize formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human esophageal tissues. Matched histologically normal esophageal squamous epithelium (NS), premalignant Barrett esophagus (BE), and primary esophageal adenocarcinoma (EADC) tissues, each defined according to strict clinicopathologic criteria, were obtained from patients who underwent esophageal resection." "Using confocal IR microscopy, measurements in the mid-IR spectral region were carried out in transflection...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-30)
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