Differentiating adenomas from hyperplastic colorectal polyps: narrow-band imaging can be learned in 20 minutes

An Inter-Observer Agreement Study of Autofluorescence Endoscopy in Barrett’s Esophagus Among Expert and Non-Expert Endoscopists

“…This indirectly indicates a learning curve. A previous study indicated that NBI in differentiation of colonic polyps could be learned in 20 min by didactic lecturing [16]. In our study, a Power Point presentation for 15 min does not seem to be sufficient to improve the IOA and accuracy of AFI in dysplasia identification.…”

The detection of surface patterns by flexible spectral imaging color enhancement without magnification for diagnosis of colorectal polyps

“…Recent studies have reported outcomes of training in NBI with magnification. These studies revealed that a 20-60 min training lecture could increase the differential diagnostic skills of operators inexperienced in NBI with magnification to expert levels [28,29]. Short training courses in FICE with magnification properly conducted in our institution potentially offer the same effectiveness.…”

Management of Diminutive Colon Polyps Based on Endoluminal Imaging

“…The evidence from nonexperts (30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39) provides some cautionary notes (Table 2). Several studies have shown that training modules can improve accuracy among non-expert endoscopists (31)(32)(33)(34)(35), and many nonexperts achieve PIVI thresholds when training is evaluated ex-vivo (Table 2). However, invivo studies demonstrate considerable variation between expert and non-expert endoscopists.…”