Linked color imaging improves the diagnostic accuracy of eosinophilic esophagitis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the usefulness of linked color imaging (LCI), a recently developed image-enhanced endoscopy technique, in the endoscopic diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).

Methods

Thirty white light images (WLIs) and 30 WLI+LCI images collected from patients with and without EoE were randomly and blindly reviewed by 10 endoscopists, including four experts (Exs) and six non-Exs. Edema, ring, exudate furrows, and strictures were rated on the adjusted EoE endoscopic reference score; the diagnosis of EoE was assessed. Using the kappa value, inter- and intra-observer agreements were analyzed among endoscopists.

Results

WLI+LCI images had a higher diagnostic accuracy for EoE than WLIs (0.85 vs. 0.70, respectively), especially in non-Exs or endoscopists with n

SUBMITTER: Abe Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9310047 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature