title: Optical coherence tomography in the gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: Conventional gastrointestinal endoscopic instruments have provided ready access to the mucosal surface of the esophagus, stomach,small intestinal, colon, bile duct, and pancreatic duct. The evolution of endoscopic ultrasonography has provided an additional dimension to the clinical application of modern endoscopy and imaging technology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Desk A30, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. shenb@ccf.org
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zuccaro
mesh_terms: D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics; D014054:Tomography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*