Narrow band imaging reveals field cancerisation undetected by conventional white light: Optical diagnosis versus histopathology.

Jeroen M Westra Manon A Zwakenberg Gyorgy Bela Halmos Bernard F A M van der Laan Bert Van der Vegt Boudewijn E C Plaat

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2024)

The use of additional NBI led to the detection of (pre)malignancy in 32% of the cases, that would have otherwise remained undetected with WLI alone. This highlights the potential of NBI as a valuable adjunct to WLI in the identification of suspicious lesions in the upper aerodigestive tract.

Keyphrases

high resolution
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