Background Appropriate lymphatic assessment is a cornerstone of definitive surgical
resection for colorectal cancer. Near-infrared (NIR) laparoscopy may allow real-time …

Background Colonoscopy is considered the gold‐standard investigation for screening and
diagnosis of colorectal cancer. It is also becoming increasingly desirable for assessment …

BACKGROUND: At colonoscopy, missed adenomas have been well documented at
approximately 22%. The challenge is in reducing this miss rate. Narrow-band imaging (NBI) …

Objective To review new imaging technology potentially useful in the clinical practice of
laryngology. Hypothesis Narrow band imaging, iScan (Pentax Medical Company, Montvale …

AIM: To compare the endotics system (ES), a set of new medical equipment for diagnostic
colonoscopy, with video-colonoscopy in the detection of polyps. METHODS: Patients with …

Introduction: Amongst all malignant tumors, cancers of the digestive tract rank first in terms of
yearly deaths. Patients above 60 years of age are the most affected, as the diagnosis is …

Abstract Background and Aim The study aims to introduce a novel indicator, effective
withdrawal time (WTS), which measures the time spent actively searching for suspicious …

The cancer burden is increasing worldwide and there is a need to develop new
technologies for cancer diagnosis. Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is a minimally …

Technical innovations in brain tumour diagnostic and therapy have led to significant
improvements of patient outcome and recurrence free interval. The use of technical devices …

Background Gastric intestinal metaplasia (IM) is generally considered as a precancerous
condition, a related risk factor for intestinal-type gastric cancer. However, an accurate …