Observational studyEuropean 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 Surgery2021
Narrow band imaging observed oral mucosa microvasculature as a tool to detect early oral cancer: an Indian experience.
Observational study in 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, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Robot-Assisted Oral Examination: Challenges and Innovations.International dental journal · 2026Pooled it
- Beyond Visual Inspection: A Systematic Review of Adjunctive Aids for the Early Detection of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Oral Mucosa Capillaroscopy: A Narrative Review.Cancers · 2024Review
- Emerging Diagnostic Modalities in Oral Cancer Detection and Management.Galen medical journal · 2024Review
- Personalized Medicine in Oral Oncology: Imaging Methods and Biological Markers to Support Diagnosis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC): A Narrative Literature Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- The Role of Peritumoral Depapillation and Its Impact on Narrow-Band Imaging in Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Cancers · 2023Article
- Accuracy of narrow band imaging for detecting the malignant transformation of oral potentially malignant disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- Videomics of the Upper Aero-Digestive Tract Cancer: Deep Learning Applied to White Light and Narrow Band Imaging for Automatic Segmentation of Endoscopic Images.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundNarrow band imaging (NBI) is a novel method with the potential to improve the diagnostic capability of white-light.
methodsA prospective observational study of 50 consecutive patients, with suspicious malignant/premalignant lesions. White-light images were assessed as suspicious for malignancy/negative for malignancy, whereas NBI images were classified based on the IPCL patterns. All lesions underwent biopsy and accuracy was compared with the histopathology (Fig. 1). Fig. 1 Representative images of the IPCL patterns from Types I-IV
results25 lesions (49%) were positive for malignancy, 2 (3.9%) lesions showed severe dysplasia, and 24(47%) were considered negative on histopathology. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of white light and NBI in detecting invasive carcinoma was 74.07%, 79.17%, 80.00%, 73.08% and 76.47%, and 92.67%, 90.16%, 92.56%, 91.67% and 92.16% respectively. The NBI group had a significantly better sensitivity and specificity to white light. The interobserver concordance was κ = 0.881.
conclusionNBI is a highly effective tool to detect invasive carcinomas amongst suspicious lesions of the oral cavity.
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