Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2016; 22(3): 1246-1259
Published online Jan 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i3.1246
Table 1 Technical characteristics of probe based and integrated integrated confocal laser endomicroscopy devices
Endoscope based CLEProbe based CLE
iCLEGastroFlexGastroFlexUHDColoFlexColoFlexUHD
Image-plane depth (μm)0-25070-13055-6570-13055-65
Lateral resolution (μm)0.73.513.51
Field-of-view (μm)475 × 475600 × 600240 × 240600 × 600240 × 240
Frames per second0.8-1.612121212
Magnification1000-fold1000-fold1000-fold1000-fold1000-fold
Required operating channel (mm)≥ 2.8≥ 2.8≥ 2.8≥ 2.8
Length (cm)120 and 180300300400400