The emergence of endoscopy for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases and the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases has brought great changes.The mere observation of anatomy with the imaging mode using modern end...The emergence of endoscopy for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases and the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases has brought great changes.The mere observation of anatomy with the imaging mode using modern endoscopy has played a significant role in this regard.However,increasing numbers of endoscopies have exposed additional deficiencies and defects such as anatomically similar diseases.Endoscopy can be used to examine lesions that are difficult to identify and diagnose.Early disease detection requires that substantive changes in biological function should be observed,but in the absence of marked morphological changes,endoscopic detection and diagnosis are difficult.Disease detection requires not only anatomic but also functional imaging to achieve a comprehensive interpretation and understanding.Therefore,we must ask if endoscopic examination can be integrated with both anatomic imaging and functional imaging.In recent years,as molecular biology and medical imaging technology have further developed,more functional imaging methods have emerged.This paper is a review of the literature related to endoscopic optical imaging methods in the hopes of initiating integration of functional imaging and anatomical imaging to yield a new and more effective type of endoscopy.展开更多
Over the last few years,improvements in endoscopic imaging technology have enabled identification of dysplasia and early cancer in Barrett's oesophagus.New techniques should exhibit high sensitivities and specific...Over the last few years,improvements in endoscopic imaging technology have enabled identification of dysplasia and early cancer in Barrett's oesophagus.New techniques should exhibit high sensitivities and specificities and have good interobserver agreement.They should also be affordable and easily applicable to the community gastroenterologist.Ideally,these modalities must exhibit the capability of imaging wide areas in real time whilst enabling the endoscopist to specifically target abnormal areas.This review will specifically focus on some of the novel endoscopic imaging modalities currently available in routine practice which includes chromoendoscopy,autofluorescence imaging and narrow band imaging.展开更多
文摘The emergence of endoscopy for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases and the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases has brought great changes.The mere observation of anatomy with the imaging mode using modern endoscopy has played a significant role in this regard.However,increasing numbers of endoscopies have exposed additional deficiencies and defects such as anatomically similar diseases.Endoscopy can be used to examine lesions that are difficult to identify and diagnose.Early disease detection requires that substantive changes in biological function should be observed,but in the absence of marked morphological changes,endoscopic detection and diagnosis are difficult.Disease detection requires not only anatomic but also functional imaging to achieve a comprehensive interpretation and understanding.Therefore,we must ask if endoscopic examination can be integrated with both anatomic imaging and functional imaging.In recent years,as molecular biology and medical imaging technology have further developed,more functional imaging methods have emerged.This paper is a review of the literature related to endoscopic optical imaging methods in the hopes of initiating integration of functional imaging and anatomical imaging to yield a new and more effective type of endoscopy.
文摘Over the last few years,improvements in endoscopic imaging technology have enabled identification of dysplasia and early cancer in Barrett's oesophagus.New techniques should exhibit high sensitivities and specificities and have good interobserver agreement.They should also be affordable and easily applicable to the community gastroenterologist.Ideally,these modalities must exhibit the capability of imaging wide areas in real time whilst enabling the endoscopist to specifically target abnormal areas.This review will specifically focus on some of the novel endoscopic imaging modalities currently available in routine practice which includes chromoendoscopy,autofluorescence imaging and narrow band imaging.
