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COLOR ENHANCEMENT IN COLONOSCOPY MAY BE EFFECTIVE FOR DETECTION OF SUPERFICIAL TYPE COLORECTAL TUMORS
Author(s) -
Shimizu Seiji
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1046/j.1443-1661.14.s1.6.x
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , modality (human–computer interaction) , radiology , treatment modality , dermatology , colorectal cancer , artificial intelligence , cancer , computer science
The possible roles of a newly developed color enhancement modality (Olympus Optical Co., Tokyo, Japan) in the diagnosis of superficial colorectal tumors are described based on my experience. Color enhancement was considered useful for recognizing the existence and extent of lesions without abrupt level difference. The effectiveness was remarkable for lesions that are slightly reddish by ordinary observation; however, it is also very useful for isochroous ones. The real significance of color enhancement is considered to be that it can facilitate the detection of superficial type tumors. A prospective study in a large series is necessary to elucidate whether this modality is truly useful for the detection of superficial type lesions.