First interobserver agreement of optical coherence tomography in the bile duct: A multicenter collaborative study.

ABSTRACT: Background and study aims  Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new technology available for evaluation of indeterminate biliary strictures. It allows under-the-surface visualization and preliminary studies have confirmed standardized characteristics associated with malignancy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the first interobserver agreement in identifying previously agreed upon OCT criteria and diagnosing of malignant versus benign disease. Patients and methods  Fourteen endoscopists were asked to review an atlas of reference clips and images of eight criteria derived from expert consensus A total of 35 de-identified video clips were then evaluated for presence of the eight criteria and for final diagnosis of malignant versus benign using the atlas as reference Intr

SUBMITTER: Tyberg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377829 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature