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Imaging Combo May Diagnose Gastric Cancer Without Biopsy
Imaging Combo May Diagnose Gastric Cancer Without Biopsy
R Hyer
20110521
2011 Jun 21
Elsevier Global Medical News
Imaging Combo May Diagnose Gastric Cancer Without Biopsy
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2011 Jun 21, R Hyer
CHICAGO (EGMN) - The combination of white light endoscopy and magnifying narrow-band imaging shows promise for achieving accurate diagnosis of early gastric cancer, based on a prospective, randomized, controlled trial conducted in Japan."Magnifying narrow-band imaging improved [the] diagnostic performance of white light endoscopy for discriminating gastric cancer from benign small depressed lesions," said Dr. Noriya Uedo, the principal investigator....