The safety of intravenous fluorescein for confocal laser endomicroscopy in the gastrointestinal tract

B. Wallace, Michael; Meining, Alexander; Irene Canto, Marcia; Fockens, Paul; Miehlke, Stephan; Röesch, Thomas; J. Lightdale, Charles; Pohl, Heiko; L. Carr‐Locke, David; Löhr, Matthias; Coron, Emmanuel; Filoche, B; Giovannini, Marc; Moreau, J.; Schmidt, Carsten; Kießlich, Ralf

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.04207.x

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The safety of intravenous fluorescein for confocal laser endomicroscopy in the gastrointestinal tract

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Authors:

Michael B. Wallace

Alexander Meining

Marcia Irene Canto

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is rapidly emerging as a valuable tool for gastrointestinal endoscopic imaging. Fluorescent contrast agents are used to optimize imaging with CLE, and intravenous fluorescein is the most widely used contrast agent. Fluorescein is FDA-cleared for diagno...

Subject

Medicine

Fluorescein

Sodium fluorescein

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