Narrow-band imaging (NBI) is a new imaging modality that may improve the effectiveness of endoscopic surveillance and screening. Two recent studies have compared NBI with white light endoscopy; one study demonstrated no difference in adenoma detection rate between the two imaging modalities, the other study demonstrated improved differentiation of lesions with NBI compared with white light endoscopy.
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T. Kuiper declares that he receives an unrestricted educational grant from Olympus Medical Systems. E. Dekker declares no competing interests.
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Kuiper, T., Dekker, E. NBI—detection and differentiation of colonic lesions. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 7, 128–130 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2010.9
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