Observer agreement in the assessment of narrowband imaging system surface patterns in Barrett's esophagus: a multicenter study

M Singh; A Bansal; W L Curvers; M A Kara; S B Wani; L Alvarez Herrero; C R Lynch; M C A van Kouwen; F T Peters; J D Keighley; A Rastogi; K Pondugula; R Kim; V Singh; S Gaddam; J J Bergman; P Sharma

doi:10.1055/s-0030-1256631

Observer agreement in the assessment of narrowband imaging system surface patterns in Barrett's esophagus: a multicenter study

Endoscopy. 2011 Sep;43(9):745-51. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1256631. Epub 2011 Aug 10.

Authors

M Singh¹, A Bansal, W L Curvers, M A Kara, S B Wani, L Alvarez Herrero, C R Lynch, M C A van Kouwen, F T Peters, J D Keighley, A Rastogi, K Pondugula, R Kim, V Singh, S Gaddam, J J Bergman, P Sharma

Affiliation

¹ Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO 64128, USA.

PMID: 21833901
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256631

Abstract

The clinical utility of narrow-band imaging (NBI) for Barrett's esophagus is limited by the multiplicity of classification schemes. We evaluated the interobserver agreement and accuracy of a new consensus-driven simplified binary classification of NBI surface patterns.

Publication types

Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Barrett Esophagus / classification*
Barrett Esophagus / pathology*
Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
Esophagoscopy
Esophagus / pathology*
Female
Humans
Image Enhancement
Male
Metaplasia
Middle Aged
Mucous Membrane / pathology
Observer Variation
Precancerous Conditions / pathology*
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results