| BE | Barrett esophagus |
| EAC | esophageal adenocarcinoma |
| HRWLE | high-resolution white-light endoscopy |
| SP | the Seattle protocol |
| CLE | confocal laser endomicroscopy |
| AFI | autofluorescence imaging |
| OCT | optical coherence tomography |
| AUC | an area under the receiving operator characteristics curve |
| FISH | fluorescence in situ hybridization |
| CAD | computer-assisted diagnosis |
| VLE | volumetric laser endomicroscopy |
| VLEL | a VLE laser marking system |
| ROI | regions of interest |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| IEE | image-enhanced endoscopy |
| NBI | narrow band imaging |
| MNBI | high-definition magnification NBI |
| ETMI | endoscopic trimodal imaging |
| CLE | confocal laser endomicroscopy |
| pCLE | the probe-based CLE |
| eCLE | the endoscopy-integrated CLE |
| NIR | near-infrared range |
| FME | fluorescence molecular endoscopy |
| NPs | nanoparticles |
| WGA | wheat germ agglutinin |
| T/B ratio | tumor-to-background ratio |
| ASYNYDA | sequences ASY*-fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| Hsp-TPP | membrane-bound Hsp70-specific contrast agent Tumor-Penetrating peptide |
| IHC | the immunohistochemical study |
| NDBE | non-dysplastic Barrett esophagus |
| LGD | low-grade dysplasia |
| HGD | high-grade dysplasia |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor |
| NIR-FME | wide-field near-infrared FME |
| VEGFA | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| CXCR4 | chemokine receptor 4 |
| PpIX | protoporphyrin IX |
| 2NBDG | 2-[N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diaxol-4- yl)amino]-2-deoxyglucose |
| GLUT | glucose transporters |