Tethered capsule endomicroscopy: from bench to bedside at a primary care practice
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Gora, Michalina J.; Simmons, Leigh H.; Quénéhervé, Lucille; Grant, Catriona N.; Carruth, Robert W.; Lu, Weina; Tiernan, Aubrey; Dong, Jing; Walker-Corkery, Beth; Soomro, Amna; Rosenberg, Mireille; Metlay, Joshua P.; Tearney, Guillermo J.; ... Show more Show less
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Due to the relatively high cost and inconvenience of upper endoscopic biopsy and the rising incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma, there is currently a need for an improved method for screening for Barrett’s esophagus. Ideally, such a test would be applied in the primary care setting and patients referred to endoscopy if the result is suspicious for Barrett’s. Tethered capsule endomicroscopy (TCE) is a recently developed technology that rapidly acquires microscopic images of the entire esophagus in unsedated subjects. Here, we present our first experience with clinical translation and feasibility of TCE in a primary care practice. The acceptance of the TCE device by the primary care clinical staff and patients shows the potential of this device to be useful as a screening tool for a broader population.
Date issued
2016-10Department
Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and TechnologyJournal
Journal of Biomedical Optics
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SPIE
Citation
Gora, Michalina J. et al. “Tethered Capsule Endomicroscopy: From Bench to Bedside at a Primary Care Practice.” Journal of Biomedical Optics 21.10 (2016): 104001.
Version: Final published version
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1083-3668