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
loop mediated isothermal amplification
real time pcr
high speed
label free
bioinformatics analysis
mass spectrometry
human health
fluorescence imaging
quantum dots