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SUBMITTER: Parikh ND
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4504008 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Parikh Neil D ND Parikh Neil D ND Perl Daniel D Lee Michelle H MH Chang Shannon S SS Polydorides Alexandros D AD Moshier Erin E Godbold James J Zhou Elinor E Mitcham Josephine J Richards-Kortum Rebecca R Anandasabapathy Sharmila S
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology 20150701 7
<h4>Background and aims</h4>High-resolution microendoscopy (HRME) is a novel, low-cost "optical biopsy" technology that allows for subcellular imaging. The study aim was to evaluate the learning curve of HRME for the differentiation of neoplastic from non-neoplastic colorectal polyps.<h4>Methods</h4>In a prospective cohort fashion, a total of 162 polyps from 97 patients at a single tertiary care center were imaged by HRME and classified in real time as neoplastic (adenomatous, cancer) or non-neo ...[more]