Digital Confocal Microscopy for Real-time Diagnosis of Pancreatic Solid Lesion

"EUS FNA/B for solid pancreatic lesions. After the FNA/FNB, the needle was removed from the EUS endoscope and the specimen obtained after the first needle pass was expelled and placed directly in a dedicated scaffold (Cytomatrix, UCS Diagnostics).~a drop of ethanol was put on it and the liquid was drained away thanks to the porous structure of the matrix. This step was followed by the deposition of a drop of acridine-orange for 20 and a rapid washing with buffered saline. After that, the Cytomatrix was put on a dedicated microscopic slide and covered with a second slide before the introduction in the slot of the machine.~The FCM VivaScope® 2500 (2500M-G4; VivaScope, Munich, Germany) was used for immediate imaging."