Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 3 , Pages 834-842 , March 2010

Comparison of Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy With Virtual Chromoendoscopy for Classification of Colon Polyps

  • Anna M. Buchner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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  • Muhammad W. Shahid

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Michael G. Heckman

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Unit, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Murli Krishna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Marwan Ghabril

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • Muhammad Hasan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Julia E. Crook

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Unit, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Victoria Gomez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Massimo Raimondo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Timothy Woodward

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Herbert C. Wolfsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • ,
  • Michael B. Wallace

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Michael B. Wallace, MD, MPH, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32224

Received 8 June 2009 ,Accepted 30 October 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose the following:Dr Wallace receives research grant support from Mauna Kea Technologies. He has received support for educational conferences below the federal threshold for reporting conflicts of interest.The statistical analysis of the entire data sets pertaining to efficacy (specifically, primary and major secondary endpoints) and safety (specifically, serious adverse events as defined in federal guidelines) have been independently confirmed by a biostatistician who is not employed by the corporate entity; and Dr Wallace had full access to all of the data and takes full responsibility for the veracity of the data and analysis. The remaining authors disclose no conflicts.

 Funding Supported by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Research Award, American College of Gastroenterology, and the Mayo Clinic Foundation for Research and Education.

PII: S0016-5085(09)01952-0

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.10.053

Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 3 , Pages 834-842 , March 2010

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