CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE OF IMAGE-ENHANCED ENDOSCOPY IN COLONOSCOPY

Abstract

Several reports demonstrate the efficacy of lesion detection and characterization by image-enhanced endoscopy (IEE). The LASER and LED endoscopic systems appeared instead of endoscopic systems with Xenon light. These systems enable us to perform blue laser/light imaging (BLI), narrow-band imaging (NBI), linked color imaging (LCI), and texture and color enhancement imaging (TXI) for lesion detection and characterization. This chapter shows the efficacy of various IEE, including lots of clinical images and research reports.