Feasibility of confocal endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of pediatric gastrointestinal disorders

Figure 1 Comparison of confocal images with conventional histological images of the upper GI tract. A: Confocal image delineating the fine slender fingerlike projections of the duodenal villi; B: Confocal image showing gastric pits; C: Confocal image of non-keratinized squamous epithelium of the esophagus; D: Histological image of duodenum; E: Histological image of gastric antrum; F: Histological image of esophagus.

Figure 2 Comparison of confocal images with conventional histological images of the lower GI tract. A: Confocal image of normal colonic mucosa showing regularly spaced crypts; B: Comparative histological image.

Figure 3 Comparison of confocal with conventional histology in celiac disease. A: Histological image of celiac disease, Marsh type 3b; B: Comparative confocal image; C: Histological image of celiac disease, Marsh type 3c; D: Comparative confocal image.

Figure 4 Comparison of confocal with conventional histology in ulcerative colitis. A: Histologic image in Ulcerative colitis; B: Comparative confocal image showing bifid crypt (arrow), crypt destruction (arrow head), tortous vessels (double arrows).