Eladio Rodriguez-Diaz, Qin Huang, Sandra R Cerda, Michael J O'Brien, Irving J Bigio, Satish K Singh
BACKGROUND: Elastic-scattering spectroscopy (ESS) can assess in vivo and in real-time the scattering and absorption properties of tissue related to underlying pathologies. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the potential of ESS for differentiating neoplastic from non-neoplastic polyps during colonoscopy. DESIGN: Pilot study, retrospective data analysis. SETTING: Academic practice. PATIENTS: A total of 83 patients undergoing screening/surveillance colonoscopy...
March 2015: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy