Virtual chromoendoscopy for the real-time assessment of colorectal polyps in vivo: a systematic review and economic evaluation

Virtual chromoendoscopy for the real-time assessment of colorectal polyps in vivo: a systematic review and economic evaluation

Background: Current clinical practice is to remove a colorectal polyp detected during colonoscopy and determine whether it is an adenoma or hyperplastic by histopathology. Identifying adenomas is important because they may eventually become cancerous if untreated, whereas hyperplastic polyps do not...

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Main Authors: Joanna Picot, Micah Rose, Keith Cooper, Karen Pickett, Joanne Lord, Petra Harris, Sophie Whyte, Dankmar Böhning, Jonathan Shepherd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2017-12-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
virtual chromoendoscopy
diminutive colorectal polyps
real-time assessment
diagnostic accuracy
cost-effectiveness
economic evaluation
colorectal cancer
nbi
narrow band imaging
fice
flexible spectral imaging colour enhancement
i-scan
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21790

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https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21790

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