New imaging techniques: promise or passe
New imaging techniques: promise or passe
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新成像技术：承诺或过时
作者：
M B Wallace
我饶有兴趣地阅读了Egger及其同事的文章（Gut 2003; 52: 18-23），该文评价了激光诱导荧光内镜（LIFE）和亚甲基蓝（MB）指导活检检测Barrett食管发育不良的效果。
I read with great interest the article by Egger and colleagues ( Gut 2003; 52 :18–23) evaluating laser induced fluorescence endoscopy (LIFE) and methylene blue (MB) directed biopsies for detection of dysplasia in Barrett’s oesophagus.
As the authors point out, there have been no fully published studies to date on this much talked about procedure. The authors found that LIFE and MB had limited accuracy, as did standard random biopsy. Although LIFE and MB detected a total of five cases of high grade dyplasia and 11 cases …