Open AccessDiagnostic Ability of High-definition Imaging Using Ultraslim Endoscopes in Early Gastric Cancer
Author(s) -
Tomomi Sugita,
Shinichi Suzuki,
Ryoji Ichijima,
Kyoko Ogura,
Chika Kusano,
Hisatomo Ikehara,
Takuji Gotoda,
Mitsuhiko Moriyama
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of gastric cancer/daehan wiam haghoeji
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.806
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2093-5641
pISSN - 1598-1320
DOI - 10.5230/jgc.2021.21.e23
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscope , cancer , lesion , nuclear medicine , diagnostic accuracy , predictive value , gastroenterology , radiology , surgery
It is unclear whether high-definition (HD) imaging improves visibility and diagnostic ability in early gastric cancer (EGC) compared with standard-definition (SD) imaging. We aimed to compare the diagnostic performance and visibility scores of HD and SD ultraslim endoscopes in EGC.