1. Comparison of three different image enhancement systems for detection of laryngeal lesions.
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Kraus, Fabian, Gehrke, Sven, Ehrmann-Müller, Desiree, Hofer, Frank, Shehata-Dieler, Wafaa, Hagen, Rudolf, and Scherzad, Agmal
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LARYNX , *STATISTICS , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *MEDICAL technology , *DIAGNOSTIC imaging , *ENDOSCOPES , *T-test (Statistics) , *HYPOPHARYNX , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *LARYNGOSCOPY , *SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics) , *DATA analysis , *HISTOLOGY , *ALGORITHMS , *LONGITUDINAL method ,LARYNGEAL tumors - Abstract
Objective: Image enhancement systems are important diagnostic tools in the detection of laryngeal pathologies. This study aimed to compare three different image enhancement systems: professional image enhancement technology, Image1 S and narrow-band imaging. Method: Using the three systems, 100 patients with laryngeal lesions were investigated using a flexible and a 30° rigid endoscope. The lesions were diagnosed by three experts and classified using the Ni classification. The findings were compared. Results: Lesions classified as 'benign' were histopathologically confirmed in 50 per cent of patients, malignant lesions were confirmed in 41 per cent and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis were confirmed in 9 per cent. There was no significant difference between the experts' assessments of each image enhancement system. Conclusion: The three systems give comparable results in the detection of laryngeal lesions. With two additional systems, more users can perform image-enhanced endoscopy, resulting in a broadly available tool that can help to improve oncological assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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