Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3310662 | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America | 2008 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
This article introduces one of the most advanced endoscopy imaging techniques, magnification endoscopy with narrow-band imaging. This technique can clearly visualize the microvascular (MV) architecture and microsurface (MS) structure. The application of this technique is quite useful for characterizing the mucosal neoplasia in the hypopharynx, oropharynx, esophagus, and stomach. The key characteristic findings for early carcinomatous lesions are an irregular MV pattern or irregular MS pattern as visualized by this technique. Such a diagnostic system could be applied to the early detection of mucosal neoplasia throughout the upper gastrointestinal tract.
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Authors
Kenshi Yao, Yasuhiro Takaki, Toshiyuki Matsui, Akinori Iwashita, George K. Anagnostopoulos, Philip Kaye, Krish Ragunath,