TY - JOUR
T1 - Spectral endoscopic imaging: the multiband system for enhancing the endoscopic surface visualization
AU - Fedeli, P
AU - Gasbarrini, Antonio
AU - Cammarota, Giovanni
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In the past few years, newly developed procedures and technologies have improved endoscopic recognition of the gastrointestinal tract. In particular, narrow band imaging, multiband imaging, and contrast enhancement make possible the "real-time," on demand recognition of the gastrointestinal mucosa during the endoscopic examination. These imaging techniques have been designed to enhance visualization of the vascular network and surface texture of the mucosa in an effort to improve tissue characterization, differentiation, and diagnosis. These techniques are considered as potential alternatives to chromoendoscopy because they provide contrast enhancement of tissue surface structures. This review focuses on data published on multiband imaging system. We report the technological basis of the system and speculate on its applications. Therefore, PubMed was searched for articles published up to 31 October 2009 using, in combination, these terms: "multiband imaging," "band imaging," "endoscopy," "high-resolution," "gastrointestinal," "FICE," "magnification," "spectral endoscopic images," "computed virtual chromoendoscopy." The reference list of articles identified in the initial PubMed search was reviewed for further relevant publications. Abstracts of communications presented to the most relevant international meetings and congresses were also included in this review. We did not carry out meta-analyses and reviewed only articles published in English.
AB - In the past few years, newly developed procedures and technologies have improved endoscopic recognition of the gastrointestinal tract. In particular, narrow band imaging, multiband imaging, and contrast enhancement make possible the "real-time," on demand recognition of the gastrointestinal mucosa during the endoscopic examination. These imaging techniques have been designed to enhance visualization of the vascular network and surface texture of the mucosa in an effort to improve tissue characterization, differentiation, and diagnosis. These techniques are considered as potential alternatives to chromoendoscopy because they provide contrast enhancement of tissue surface structures. This review focuses on data published on multiband imaging system. We report the technological basis of the system and speculate on its applications. Therefore, PubMed was searched for articles published up to 31 October 2009 using, in combination, these terms: "multiband imaging," "band imaging," "endoscopy," "high-resolution," "gastrointestinal," "FICE," "magnification," "spectral endoscopic images," "computed virtual chromoendoscopy." The reference list of articles identified in the initial PubMed search was reviewed for further relevant publications. Abstracts of communications presented to the most relevant international meetings and congresses were also included in this review. We did not carry out meta-analyses and reviewed only articles published in English.
KW - Endoscopy
KW - Gastric Mucosa
KW - Gastrointestinal Diseases
KW - Humans
KW - Image Enhancement
KW - Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
KW - Endoscopy
KW - Gastric Mucosa
KW - Gastrointestinal Diseases
KW - Humans
KW - Image Enhancement
KW - Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/7189
U2 - 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181eed5f4
DO - 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181eed5f4
M3 - Article
SN - 0192-0790
VL - 45
SP - 6
EP - 15
JO - Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
JF - Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
ER -