Blue Laser Imaging, Blue Light Imaging, and Linked Color Imaging for the Detection and Characterization of Colorectal Tumors
- Author:
Naohisa YOSHIDA
1
;
Osamu DOHI
;
Ken INOUE
;
Ritsu YASUDA
;
Takaaki MURAKAMI
;
Ryohei HIROSE
;
Ken INOUE
;
Yuji NAITO
;
Yutaka INADA
;
Kiyoshi OGISO
;
Yukiko MORINAGA
;
Mitsuo KISHIMOTO
;
Rafiz Abdul RANI
;
Yoshito ITOH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Colorectal neoplasms; Linked color imaging; Blue laser imaging; Blue light imaging
- MeSH: Colorectal Neoplasms; Endoscopes; Endoscopy; Europe; United States
- From:Gut and Liver 2019;13(2):140-148
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A laser endoscopy system was developed in 2012. The system allows blue laser imaging (BLI), BLI-bright, and linked color imaging (LCI) to be performed as modes of narrow-band light observation; these modes have been reported to be useful for tumor detection and characterization. Furthermore, an innovative endoscopy system using four-light emitting diode (LED) multilight technology was released in 2016 to 2017 in some areas in which laser endoscopes have not been approved for use, including the United States and Europe. This system enables blue light imaging (this is also known as BLI) and LCI with an LED light source instead of a laser light source. Several reports have shown that these modes have improved tumor detection. In this paper, we review the efficacy of BLI and LCI with laser and LED endoscopes in tumor detection and characterization.
