Clin Endosc.  2016 Mar;49(2):207-208. 10.5946/ce.2015.077.

Laterally Spreading Tumor of the Rectum Delineated with Linked Color Imaging Technology

• Okada M
• Sakamoto H
• Takezawa T
• Hayashi Y
• Sunada K
• Lefor AK
• Yamamoto H

• KMID: 2165048
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2015.077

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Rectum*

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Endoscopic images of a laterally spreading tumor (LST). (A) White light endoscopic view of an LST, 40 mm in diameter, in the rectum. (B) The lesion is easily recognizable as a bright reddish area on Linked Color Imaging. (C) Pathological image of the resected lesion (H&E stain, ×4).

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  Fig. 2. Principles of Linked Color Imaging (LCI). LCI enhances differences in hue, in the red region of the spectrum, through digital processing.

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