The benefits of targeted endoscopic biopsy performed using the autofluorescence based diagnostic technique in 67 cases of diagnostically difficult gastrointestinal tumors

The search for new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures is an essential task in contemporary oncology [1 –3]. The prevention of the development of gastrointestinal cancer, in particular the detection and resection of polyps, is the reason why screening endoscopy is conducted. Endoscopic methods are, and will continue to be, the gold standard diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of organic gastrointestina l diseases as, apart from the actual imaging of available sections of the gastrointestinal tract, they also allow for targeted biopsy of pathological changes.
Source: Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy - Category: Laser Surgery Authors: Source Type: research