Preliminary accuracy and interobserver agreement for the detection of intraepithelial neoplasia in Barrett's esophagus with probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy.
BACKGROUND
Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is a rapidly emerging method for in vivo imaging of the GI tract.


OBJECTIVE
To determine the preliminary evaluation accuracy and interobserver agreement of probe-based CLE (pCLE) in Barrett's esophagus (BE).


METHODS
Prospective, double-blind review of pCLE images of 40 sites of BE tissue by using matching biopsies as the reference standard. A training set of 20 images with known histology was first reviewed to standardize image interpretation, followed by blinded review of 20 unknown images.


METHODS
Eleven experts in BE imaging from 4 different endoscopy centers from the United States and Europe evaluated the images.


METHODS
This study involved nonconsecutive patients undergoing BE surveillance or evaluation of high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia or early adenocarcinoma.


METHODS
Intravenous fluorescein pCLE imaging of each site within the BE segment, followed by matching biopsy.


METHODS
Sensitivity, specificity, and agreement for the pCLE diagnosis of high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia or carcinoma.


RESULTS
In the validation set (n = 20), 11 cases had high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia or invasive carcinoma. The sensitivity for the diagnosis of neoplasia for the 11 endoscopists was 88% (range 6 of 11 to 11 of 11), and the specificity was 96% (range 7 of 9 to 9 of 9). There was substantial agreement on the pCLE diagnosis (86%, kappa 0.72; 95% confidence interval, 0.58-0.86). Endomicroscopists with prior pCLE experience had an overall sensitivity of 91% (all 10 of 11), specificity of 100% (all 9 of 9), and almost perfect agreement (92%, kappa 0.83; 95% confidence interval, 0.64-1.0).


CONCLUSIONS
Small sample size and use of offline video sequences.


CONCLUSIONS
Results suggest that pCLE for the diagnosis of neoplasia in BE has very high accuracy and reliability.
Wallace
Michael B
MB
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA.
Sharma
Prateek
P
Lightdale
Charles
C
Wolfsen
Herbert
H
Coron
Emmanuel
E
Buchner
Anna
A
Bajbouj
Monther
M
Bansal
Ajay
A
Rastogi
Amit
A
Abrams
Julian
J
Crook
Julia E
JE
Meining
Alexander
A
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D020701:Esophagoscopes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation
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