title: Narrow-band imaging for the head and neck region and the upper gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: Endoscopy is essential for the diagnosis and treatment of cancers derived from the gastrointestinal tract. However, a conventional white-light image has technical limitations in detecting small or superficial lesions. Narrow-band imaging, especially with magnification, allows visualization of microstructure patterns and microvascular patterns on the mucosal surface. These technical breakthroughs enable endoscopists to easily detect small pre-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions and to make a differential diagnosis of these lesions. Appropriate diagnosis with narrow-band imaging contributes to minimally invasive endoscopic resection.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
authors: Osamu
authors: O
authors: Kikuchi
authors: Yasumasa
authors: Y
authors: Ezoe
authors: Shuko
authors: S
authors: Morita
authors: Takahiro
authors: T
authors: Horimatsu
authors: Manabu
authors: M
authors: Muto
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000175:diagnosis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D062048:Narrow Band Imaging; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D041742:Upper Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000473:pathology*