Adenoma

Studies from Showa University provide new data on adenoma

Published in Telemedicine Week, October 20th, 2009

According to recent research from Yokohama, Japan, "Narrow-band imaging (NBI) emphasizes the surface microvasculature of the GI tract and may help in detecting small neoplasms. The aim of this stud), was to clarify the value of the NBI system in tissue characterization and differential diagnosis."

"A prospective study. Digestive Disease Center of Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital. The subjects were 495 patients who, from January 2006 to June 2007, underwent a complete colonoscopic examination. A total of 617 lesions were evaluated in the 495 patients (33 hyperplastic polyps, 532 adenomas, 52 submucosally invasive [TI] cancers). Most hyperplastic polyps showed...

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Source: Telemedicine Week (2009-10-20)

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