Linked color imaging improves visibility of reflux esophagitis.

Tsutomu TakedaDaisuke AsaokaDaiki AbeMaiko SuzukiYuta NakagawaHitoshi SasakiYoshihiro InamiMuneo IkemuraHisanori UtsunomiyaShotaro OkiNobuyuki SuzukiAtsushi IkedaNoboru YatagaiHiroyuki KomoriYoichi AkazawaKohei MatsumotoKumiko UedaHiroya UeyamaYuji ShimadaKenshi MatsumotoMariko HojoTaro OsadaShuko NojiriAkihito Nagahara

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2020)

LCI versus WLI and BLI led to improved visibility for RE after subjective and objective evaluations. Visibility and the ICC for minimal change esophagitis were lower than for erosive RE for LCI. With LCI, RE images contrasting better with the surrounding esophageal mucosa were more clearly viewed.

Keyphrases

high resolution
deep learning
convolutional neural network
optical coherence tomography
machine learning
sleep quality
photodynamic therapy