Study Finds Narrow Band Imaging Faster, More Effective than Chromoendoscopy in IBD Patients
A study published in the October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy found that
narrow band imaging is less time-consuming and equally effective as chromoendoscopy to detect dysplasia in patients with long-standing IBD, a news release said.
In a study with 60 patients, NBI found 136 suspicious lesions and 10 dysplastic lesions, while chromoendoscopy found 208 suspicious lesions and 12 dysplastic lesions. The percentage of missed neoplastic lesions was 31.8 percent with NBI and 13.6 percent with chromoendoscopy, but the average removal time for the endoscope was 26.87 minutes for chromoendoscopy and only 15.74 minutes for NBI.
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