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Figure 2. Barrett’s associated neoplasia on probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy. Probe­based confocal images are demonstrated in (a)–(d). There is a disorganized architecture with variable height of the epithelium, irregular appearing cells, and variable distance between glands in (a) and (b). These areas were targeted for endoscopic mucosal resection and their corresponding pathology is demonstrated in (e) and (f), respectively. Both cases demonstrated high-grade dysplasia. In (c) and (d), there is loss of organization and there are clumps of black cells. These cases demonstrated intramucosal carcinoma on their corresponding endoscopic mucosal resection specimens in (g) and (h), respectively.
Given the limited field of view of endomicroscopy ranging between 240 microns (pCLE) and 550 microns (eCLE), these techniques are often best combined with some other approach that allows the endoscopist to identify where they want to have imaging of greater details. A multimodal imaging approach may include a “red flag” technique which alerts the endo­scopist to a suspicious area to then target with a detailed assessment. One multicenter, randomized, control trial investigated the assessment of 101 patients with HGD and early cancer with sequential imaging of High Def­inition White Light Endoscopy (HD-WLE), Narrow-band imaging (NBI),
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and pCLE.
Narrow-band imaging is a filtered blue light that allows for virtual chromoendoscopy to enhance visualization of mucosal patterns and vascular patterns. Patients were randomized to under HD-WLE and then NBI imaging or NBI followed by HD-WLE imaging and then a second endoscopist blinded to the previous assessments carried out the pCLE
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assessments. The addition of pCLE to HD-WLE imaging increased the sensitivity from 34.2% to 68.3% and the negative predictive value from
89.8% to 94.6% on a per location analysis. A multicenter, randomized trial with HD-WLE and eCLE of 192 patients demonstrated a significantly higher yield of 34% for neoplasia with eCLE-targeted biopsies compared to a 7% yield with random biopsies. Overall, several meta-analyses conclude that CLE can distinguish between non-dysplastic and dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus with sensitivity ranging 68–77%and specificity ranging 88–89% on per lesion analysis and with sensitivity ranging 86–90% and specificity ranging 83–89% on per patient analysis,
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This ability to identify real-time suspicious areas and target these areas with biopsy or endoscopic mucosal resection can be incorporatedinto clinical surveillance and treatment strate­gies during endoscopy.
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Optical coherence tomography-based technologies are now commer­cially available to perform cross-sectional imaging in the esophagus. Vol­umetric laser endomicroscopy provides a span of 6 cm of visualization down to a resolution of 7 microns with a depth of 3 mm. The balloon-based catheter can be introduced through the working channel of the endoscope
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in a safe and feasible manner.
Squamous epithelium, gastric cardia, and non-dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus were differentiated from one another with excellent interobserver variability among 10 observers examining 64 images of these three histology types.
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Squamous epithelium typically demonstrates a layered architecture. Gastric cardia can be identified by rugae and vertical patterns representing gastric pits. A loss of layering and occasional glands characterize Barrett’s esophagus (see Figure 3). OCT scoring criteria have been developed based on signal intensity and glandu-
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lar architecture. have been proposed,
While additional criteria for the detection of dysplasia
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the criteria for dysplasia are evolving and continue to be refined. One-to-one histological correlation is now feasible with a laser marking feature that allows tissue acquisition to target specific areas identi-
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fied on imaging.
There has been enthusiasm for OCT-based technologies to be able to utilize subsurface imaging to identify subsquamous glands that may be either residual or recurrent disease after Barrett’s endotherapy. However, there still remain challenges with differentiating disease from normal submucosal structures.
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Figure 3. Volumetric laser endomicroscopy. Volumetric laser endomicroscopy is an optical coher­ence tomography-based technology that provides imaging of the esophagus. Layered epithelium characteristic in squamous epithelium is demonstrated in (a). Gastric cardia has rounded rugae that are discernable and a vertical pattern (blue arrows) within the epithelium reecting the gastric pits as shown in (b). There is a loss of layering in Barrett’s esophagus as shown in (c). Irregular glands (yellow arrow) may be seen in areas suspicious of dysplasia in (d).
An OCT-based tethered capsule has been developedand has the poten­tial to screen individuals for Barrett’s esophagus in an office base set­ting without the need for an endoscopy.
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Further studies are required for validation prior to adoption as a widespread screening tool, but the possible alternative to endoscopy is enticing.
Considerations for endomicroscopy in esophageal neoplasia include limited ability to distinguish the exact grade of neoplasia. Most of the diag­nostic accuracy studies aim to differentiate non-dysplastic BE from HGD and early cancer, but we are unable to reliably differentiate between low­grade dysplasia and HGD, exclude cancer, or identify invasive carcinoma. While endoscopists may be trained to differentiate the endomicroscopic characteristics, there are still issues with learning curve and competency that are relevant for widespread practice. These strategies are not cur­rently part of recommended guidelines for surveillance and do not replace the need for histology for complete diagnosis and staging of neoplasia.
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However, they are becoming increasingly utilized tools in specialized cen­ters during surveillance and treatment of Barrett’s esophagus.
While most of the experience to date for available endomicroscopy platforms is in Barrett’s esophagus with CLE and OCT, there have been several platforms and disease states that have other possible areas to utilize in vivo microscopy in the esophagus. Notably, squamous cell neoplasia is an area where these previous modalitiesmay have valueand also where another platform of in vivo microscopy demonstrates promise. Endocytoscopy plat­forms, initially probe-based and then integrated into the endoscope, have been developed that allowed for visualization of the tissue with light-based microscopy. When combined with the staining of methylene blue and cresyl violet, features of cell arrangements and nuclear–cytoplasmic ratios have been proposed to classify esophageal squamous atypia.
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The technologies are rapidly developing to provide in vivo visualiza­tion at a microscopic level to identify esophageal diseases. With additional development,refinement, and validation,these technologies havethe poten­tial to be incorporated into clinical practice to providereal-time information to improve screening, surveillance, treatment, and post-treatment monitor­ing in Barrett’s esophagus and other esophageal diseases.

Stomach

Many studies have investigated in vivo imaging of the stomach, although compared to the esophagus there are less large, robust studies, and the opti­mal role for in vivo microscopy remains to be defined. A wide range of neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions have been characterized, includ­ing Helicobacter pylori gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia, and gas­tric carcinoma. In the stomach, the dominant modality so far has been CLE, both probe-based and endoscope-based.
lies in screening for pre-neoplastic conditions, particularly in high-risk pop­ulations. Gastric carcinoma is especially prevalent in Asia, where early detection and treatment is a public health priority. screening relies on white light endoscopy with targeted biopsy of endo­scopically visible lesions, along with random biopsies from different areas
As in the esophagus, the most obvious potential for in vivo microscopy
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Currently, endoscopic
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Figure 4. CLE appearance of normal stomach. Normal gastric mucosa, as visualized by Zhang et al. (a) Supercial gastric pits composed of columnar cells with a round opening. (b) Subsurface gastric pits, showing round lumens and interstitium. (c) Corresponding H&E-stained image of normal gastric mucosa.
Figure 5. CLE appearance of gastric pathologies. A subset of the seven patterns identied by Zhang et al. is shown, with the confocal appearance on the top row and the corresponding histopathology image on the bottom row. Pattern B’ corresponds to chronic active neutrophilic gastritis. The confocal image shows dilated crypts (blue arrow) and swollen epithelial cells (red arrow). Pattern F is intestinal metaplasia. Goblet cells (white arrows) are easily seen, and the epithelial cells are more slender and brighter than normal (red arrows). A villiformappearance is also appreciated. Pattern G
corresponds
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to diffuse-type (signet ring) adenocarcinoma, with disruption of normal architecture and inltration of carcinoma cells visible. Pattern G
corresponds to intestinal-type adenocarcinoma, with architecturally
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and cytologically malignant gland formation.
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of the stomach. The approach is relatively time-consuming a nd expensive and depends on the expertise of the endoscopist.Various enhancement tech­niques such as chromoendoscopy
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can improve accuracy, but there is still
a need for improved sensitivity.
One early study described the confocal appearance of a variety of gas­tric lesions.
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The investigators first identified 7 reproducible patterns in 20 patients and then validated their schema in 132 consecutive patients under­going endoscopy. The patterns identified corresponded to a wide range of gastricpathologies, including acuteand chronic gastritis, intestinalmetapla­sia, and gastric carcinoma, both diffuse type and intestinal type (Figures 4 and 5). While the study was predominantly descriptive, the investigators determined that pattern type “E” was able to predict atrophic gastritis with a sensitivity and specificity of 84% and 97%, respectively. Pattern type “G” achieved 90% sensitivity and 99% specificity for the prediction of gastric cancer.
Severalstudies have used in vivo microscopy to specifically imagepre-
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cancerous gastric lesions. In a representative study, Gut et al.
used CLE to identify intestinal metaplasia, a well-known risk factor for the develop­ment of gastric carcinoma. identifying areas of intestinal metaplasia.
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Standard endoscopy has poor sensitivity for
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First, 28 patients with known intestinal metaplasia underwent CLE imaging, and diagnostic criteria were established. Subsequently, these criteria were prospectively validated on 53 patients. Standard histopathology was used as the gold standard.
Intravenous fluorescein was administered as a contrast agent, which was not absorbed by the mucus-containing goblet cells present in areas of intestinal metaplasia. These cells were therefore easily visualized as dark areas and were used as a diagnostic criterion for intestinal metaplasia. Additional criteria were a villiform appearance of the gastric epithelium, and alterations of the gastric absorptive cells and brush border (Figure 6).
In the prospective phase of the study, 13,670 CLE images were obtained from 53 patients. 36 patients were found to have histologically confirmed intestinal metaplasia. The sensitivity and specificityof CLE were found to be 98% and 95%, respectively. By comparison, the sensitivity and specificity for conventional endoscopy were 37% and 92%, respectively.
In a more recent study, a group from the same endoscopy center per­formed a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the diagnostic yieldof CLE
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Figure 6. CLE appearance of gastric intestinal metaplasia. (a) A region containing an area of intestinal metaplasia (left side) and normal mucosa (right side). Villiform epithelial changes are evident, and goblet cells are visualized (green arrow). Absorptive cells in the area of intestinal metaplasia (purple arrow) are more slender and brighter than normal absorptive cells (blue arrow). (b) The corresponding standard histopathology image from the same area. (d) A marked villiform appearance in an area of intestinal metaplasia, and (e) the corresponding histopathology image. (g) Another representative area of intestinal metaplasia, showing goblet cells (green arrow),absorptive cells (purple arrow), and the brush border (orange arrow). (h) The corresponding histopathology image.
versus standard white light endoscopy.24Patients undergoing endoscopy were randomized to a CLE protocol (85 patients) or standard endoscopic exam (83 patients). On a per-biopsy basis,CLE-targeted biopsy gave a diag­nostic yield of 66%, compared to 16% for standard endoscopy. Moreover, the CLE protocol decreased by 68% the mean number of biopsies required per patient.
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A recent meta-analysis
confirmed the utility of CLE for diagnosing intestinal metaplasia; the pooled sensitivity and specificity were found to be 97% and 95%, respectively.
Besides intestinal metaplasia, other precursor lesions and risk factors have been imaged with in vivo microscopy. One of the more intriguing is Helicobacter pylori gastritis. Infection with H. pylori is a well-known risk factor for the development of gastric pathology, including gastric
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Figure 7. Acriavine-aided CLE Imaging of H. pylori organisms. (a) 1,000× magnication CLE image showing accumulations of brightly uorescing H. pylori organisms (arrows). (b) 10,000× magnica­tion, showing individual organisms and even agella (arrows). (c) Immunostain and (d) Warthin–Starry stains performed on conventional histopathology slides highlight organisms.
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carcinoma.26Infection by the organism commonly precedes more direct precursor lesions such as intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia, and early treatment can prevent these more serious developments. Identification and eradication of H. pylori infection is a major public health goal in many endemic countries.
Several studies have evaluated the ability of in vivo microscopy to aid in the diagnosis of H. pylori infection. In the first case report, Kiesslich
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et al. imaged a single patient with upper gastrointestinal complaints.
In addition to intravenous fluorescein, topical acriflavine was applied prior to imaging. The latter stain appeared to be taken up by the organisms, thus allowing for direct visualization (Figure 7).
Few subsequent studies have attempted to directly visualize organ-
isms, but several have imaged the associated changes in the gastric mucosa
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Figure 8. H. pylori associated CLE features. Individual neutrophils (a) and microabscesses (c) associated with H. pylori infection are readily visualized using CLE. The corresponding H&E images are shown in panels (b) and (d).
that commonly accompany infection (e.g. active gastritis, atrophic gas­tritis, and intestinal metaplasia). In a representative study by Ji et al.,
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103 consecutive patients undergoing endoscopy were imaged with a CLE protocol. Three features associated with H. pylori infection were identi­fied: white spots, neutrophils, and microabscesses (Figure 8). The ability of these features to predict infection was compared to the final histopatho­logic diagnosis, and a sensitivity and specificity of 89.2% and 95.7% were achieved.
Besides precursor lesions, gastric carcinoma itself has been imaged using in vivo microscopy. This is still a worthy clinical goal since early gastric cancer can often be cured, while advanced disease carries a dis­mal prognosis.
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In an early study, Kakeji et al.30performed a combined ex vivo and in vivo study on 27 patients with gastric cancer. The malig­nant lesions showed very obvious differences from the background normal stomach in both the ex vivo and in vivo settings (Figure 9). A software
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Figure 9. CLE imaging of gastric carcinoma. The top row shows ex vivo,acriflavine-stained confocal images of normal gastric epithelium (left panel) and gastric carcinoma (right panel). The carcinoma shows highly disorganized architecture and large neoplastic cells. The middle row shows the corre­sponding histopathology images. The bottom row shows in vivo, uorescein-enhanced CLE images of normal gastric epithelium (left panel), and gastric carcinoma (right panel). The carcinoma shows disrupted architecture, large neoplastic cells, and tortuous blood vessels.