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ReviewCurrent oncology reports2016

The Role of Narrow Band Imaging in Head and Neck Cancers.

Xiao-Guang Ni, Gui-Qi Wang

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Review in Current oncology reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Evaluation of vascular features of vocal cords proposed by the European Laryngological Society.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2018
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  3. The Use of Narrow-Band Imaging to Improve Pathological Margin in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale
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  7. [Expert consensus on artificial intelligence-assisted data acquisition and clinical application in electronic nasopharyngolaryngoscopy].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2026
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  9. [Advances in the assessment and management of voice disorders].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025
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  11. Enhanced Detection of Sinonasal and Nasopharyngeal Pathologies by Narrow-Band Imaging- a Prospective Observational Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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  14. Comparison of narrow-band imaging with autofluorescence imaging for endoscopic detection of squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023
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  17. Otoendoscopy in the era of narrow-band imaging: a pictorial review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023
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  19. Identifying epithelial borders in cholesteatoma surgery using narrow band imaging.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiao-Guang NiDepartment of Endoscopy, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China. nixiaoguang@126.com.
Gui-Qi WangDepartment of Endoscopy, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China. wangguiq@126.com.
Peking Union Medical College Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early diagnosis of malignant tumors in the head and neck region is very difficult. Therefore, endoscopic systems with narrow band imaging (NBI), which enhances image contrast, have an important clinical value in detecting superficial mucosal lesions. In particular, highlighting of the intraepithelial microvasculature helps determine the nature of the lesion. This new image-enhanced technology already has proven effective in the early diagnosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, including laryngeal, hypopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal, and oral cancers, as well as of unknown primary cervical lymph node metastasis. NBI laryngoscopy can be applied easily in clinical practice and has become a valuable tool in diagnosing head and neck cancers early, providing the option of minimally invasive treatment such as endoscopic or partial surgical resection.

Indexed as

Narrow Band ImagingCarcinoma, Squamous CellEarly Detection of CancerEndoscopyHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImage EnhancementLymph NodesMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresNeoplasms, Unknown PrimaryEarly diagnosisHead and neck cancersLaryngoscopyNarrow band imaging

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PMID26769115
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