Supported by the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan,No.CMRPG 3C0951-3 and No.CMRPG 3A0671 to Yu MC,and No.CMRPD3F0011 to Tsai CN
AIM To identify chromosomal copy number aberrations(CNAs) in early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) and analyze whether they are correlated with patient prognosis.METHODS One hundred and twenty patients with early-...
AIM To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of Fibro Scan(FS) in detecting esophageal varices(EV) in cirrhotic patients.METHODS Through a systemic literature search of multiple databases, we reviewed 15 studies using e...
AIM To characterize radiological and clinical factors associated with subsequent surgical intervention in Crohn's disease(CD) patients with intra-abdominal fistulae.METHODS From a cohort of 1244 CD patients seen over ...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Currently, the routinely used modalities are unable to adequately determine the levels of steatosis and fibrosis(la...
AIM:To examine performances regarding prediction of polyp histology using high-definition (HD) i-scan in a group of endoscopists with varying levels of experience. METHODS:We used a digital library of HD i-scan still ...
Supported by The National Clinical Project from the Health Ministry of China;the Shandong Province Science and Technology Committee, No. 2010GSF10247;National Natural Foundation of Science of China, No. NSFC81101098
AIM: To evaluate the feasibility of a new computed virtual chromoendoscopy (CVC) device (M i-scan) in the diagnosis of gastric neoplasia. METHODS: Patients with superficial lesions no larger than 1.0 cm found during h...
Supported by An Unrestricted Educational Grant from PENTAX Medical Company;A Career Development Research Awardfrom the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,to Dr.Gellad
AIM: To evaluate accuracy of in vivo diagnosis of ad- enomatous vs non-adenomatous polyps using/-SCAN digital chromoendoscopy compared with high-definition white light. METHODS: This is a single-center comparative e...
i-scan technology is the newly developed imageenhanced endoscopy technology from PENTAX,Japan.This consists of three types of algorithms:surface enhancement (SE),contrast enhancement (CE),and tone enhancement (TE).SE ...
Splenosis is a condition in which splenic tissue is present in a non-anatomical position. Implants of splenic tissue can mimic neoplasms and only specific examinations can confirm the correct diagnosis. Here we report...
Supported by the Grants-in-Aid from the Society for the Promotion of Science, Sapporo Medical University for T. Mizuguchi, and Grants-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology, Japan. No. 18591519 for T. Mizuguchi, No. 17591420 for T. Katsuramaki, and No. 15390403 for K. Hirata
AIM: To assess the correlation between the fibrotic area (FA) as calculated by a digital image analysis (DIA), and to compare the diagnostic accuracy of FibroScan to the other existing Liver fibrosis (LF) marke...