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. 2011 Feb 22;2(3):634–644. doi: 10.1364/BOE.2.000634

Table 1. Performance of the multispectral fluorescence confocal microendoscope.

     Characteristic      Value
Axial resolution 25 µm
Lateral resolution 3 µm
Imaging depth up to 200 µm*
Field of view 450 µm
Grayscale mode frame rate 30 fps
Spectral bandwidth 500 to 750 nm
Spectral resolution 
 @500nm 2.9 nm
 @700nm 8.4 nm
Multispectral acquisition speed (150 spectral samples) 6 s

*Depends strongly on tissue type and dye penetration.