SynthesisZhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences2015
[The value of narrow-band imaging with magnifying endoscopy in diagnosis of early gastric cancer: a meta-analysis].
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- Diagnostic performance of magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging in differentiating neoplastic colorectal polyps from non-neoplastic colorectal polyps: a meta-analysis.Journal of gastroenterology · 2018Pooled it
- The value of narrow band imaging in diagnosis of head and neck cancer: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2018Pooled it
- Diagnostic performance of white light endoscopy, narrow band imaging, and flexible spectral imaging color enhancement for early gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the diagnostic value of narrow-band imaging with magnifying endoscopy (NBI-ME) for early gastric cancer (EGC).
methodsWe searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library for literature of NBI-ME in diagnosis of EGC, and then performed meta-analysis.
resultsA total of 12 articles involving 2 278 samples from 2 048 patients were included. The overall sensitivity of NBI-ME for diagnosis of EGC was 0.84 [95% CI: 0.80~0.87], specificity was 0.96 (95% CI: 0.95~0.97),and area under the symmetric receiver operator characteristic curve (AUC) was 0.9592. The AUC value of the NBI-ME plus conventional white light endoscopy (C-WLE) subgroup (0.9706) was higher than that of NBI-ME alone (0.8162). The incremental yield of NBI-ME plus C-WLE over C-WLE was significant (IY = 9.4%, P = 0.011), while NBI-ME alone over C-WLE was not significant (IY = 0.8%, P = 0.498).
conclusionsThe results show that NBI-ME plus C-WLE is an effective and preferable method for diagnosis of EGC; however, NBI-ME alone is not superior to C-WLE.
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