Wang Y, Sun CY, Scott L, Wu DD, Chen X. Texture and color enhancement imaging for detecting colorectal adenomas: Good, but not good enough. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2022; 14(7): 471-473 [PMID: 36051993 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v14.i7.471]
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Xia Chen, MSN, RN, Associate Chief Nurse, Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 17 Lujiang Road, Hefei 230001, Anhui Province, China. 1569265542@qq.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Ying Wang, Dan-Dan Wu, South District of Endoscopic Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230001, Anhui Province, China
Chen-Yu Sun, AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago, Chicago, IL 60657, United States
Lowe Scott, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University, Kansas City, KS 64106, United States
Xia Chen, Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230001, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Wang Y and Chen X conceived and designed the study; Wang Y, Sun CY, Lowe S, Wu DD, and Chen X participated in drafting and critical revision of the manuscript; all authors approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Xia Chen, MSN, RN, Associate Chief Nurse, Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, No. 17 Lujiang Road, Hefei 230001, Anhui Province, China. 1569265542@qq.com
Received: March 4, 2022 Peer-review started: March 4, 2022 First decision: April 13, 2022 Revised: April 23, 2022 Accepted: June 15, 2022 Article in press: June 15, 2022 Published online: July 16, 2022 Processing time: 131 Days and 24 Hours
Abstract
Texture and color enhancement imaging (TXI) has been developed as a novel image-enhancing endoscopy. However, the effectiveness of TXI detecting adenomas is inferior to narrow band imaging. Thus, future studies will need to focus on investigating the feasibility of such combination in clinical settings in order to provide patients with more accurate diagnoses.
Core Tip: Texture and color enhancement imaging (TXI) is designed to enhance three image factors in white light imaging (texture, brightness, and color) in order to clearly define subtle tissue differences. Latest articles reported that TXI may likely contribute to the detection of early gastric cancer. Notably, the synergistic added value of TXI and near-focus mode was discovered during saline-immersion endoscopic submucosal dissection by improving submucosal space visibility. As the authors put it, the effectiveness of TXI detecting adenomas is inferior to narrow band imaging.
