Magnifying Endoscopy with Blue Laser Imaging Improves the Microstructure Visualization in Early Gastric Cancer: Comparison of Magnifying Endoscopy with Narrow-Band Imaging

Figure 1

Schema of crypt and epithelium. a, surface epithelium. b, depth of crypt. c, intervening part. Depth of crypt: defined as the distance between the bottom of the crypt and the dotted line that connects the top of the crypt structures.