Evaluation of a new image-enhanced endoscopic technology using band-limited light for detection of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical utility of a new image-enhanced endoscopy (IEE) technology called optical enhancement imaging (OEI-1, -2, -3) by quantitatively evaluating diagnostic performance in superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in order to facilitate detection and characterization of gastrointestinal tumors.

Patients And Methods: The study involved 10 esophageal SCC resected endoscopically at our hospital. Ex vivo observation of the boundary area between normal and SCC was done using each mode (white light image [WLI], OEI-1, OEI-2, and OEI-3) with and without magnification.