Cresyl violet as a new contrast agent in probe‐based confocal laser endomicroscopy for in vivo diagnosis of gastric intestinal metaplasia

• Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 453 - 460
• Main Authors: Sun, Yi‐Ning, Zhang, Ming‐Ming, Li, Li‐Xiang, Ji, Rui, Wang, Xiao, Li, Peng, Li, Yue‐Yue, Zheng, Meng‐Qi, Liu, Guan‐Qun, Zuo, Xiu‐Li, Li, Zhen, Li, Yan‐Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Accuracy; Contrast agents; cresyl violet; Diagnosis; Dyes; Feasibility studies; Fluorescein; gastric intestinal metaplasia; Gastrointestinal tract; Goblet cells; Intestine; Intravenous administration; Lasers; Metaplasia; probe‐based confocal laser endomicroscopy; probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy; cresyl violet; gastric intestinal metaplasia

Background and Aim Cresyl violet (CV) is a topical dye that allows simultaneous chromoendoscopy and in vivo confocal laser endomicroscopy in identification of neoplastic changes of the lower gastrointestinal tract without intravenous injection of fluorescein, but as yet no investigation has reported...