Narrow-band imaging (NBI) magnifying endoscopic classification of colorectal tumors proposed by the Japan NBI expert team

Yasushi Sano, Shinji Tanaka, Shin Ei Kudo, Shoichi Saito, Takahisa Matsuda, Yoshiki Wada, Takahiro Fujii, Hiroaki Ikematsu, Toshio Uraoka, Nozomu Kobayashi, Hisashi Nakamura, Kinichi Hotta, Takahiro Horimatsu, Naoto Sakamoto, Kuang I. Fu, Osamu Tsuruta, Hiroshi Kawano, Hiroshi Kashida, Yoji Takeuchi, Hirohisa MachidaToshihiro Kusaka, Naohisa Yoshida, Ichiro Hirata, Takeshi Terai, Hir O.O. Yamano, Kazuhiro Kaneko, Takeshi Nakajima, Taku Sakamoto, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Naoto Tamai, Naoko Nakano, Nana Hayashi, Shiro Oka, Mineo Iwatate, Hideki Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Murakami, Shigeaki Yoshida, Yutaka Saito

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

405 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Many clinical studies on narrow-band imaging (NBI) magnifying endoscopy classifications advocated so far in Japan (Sano, Hiroshima, Showa, and Jikei classifications) have reported the usefulness of NBI magnifying endoscopy for qualitative and quantitative diagnosis of colorectal lesions. However, discussions at professional meetings have raised issues such as: (i) the presence of multiple terms for the same or similar findings; (ii) the necessity of including surface patterns in magnifying endoscopic classifications; and (iii) differences in the NBI findings in elevated and superficial lesions. To resolve these problems, the Japan NBI Expert Team (JNET) was constituted with the aim of establishing a universal NBI magnifying endoscopic classification for colorectal tumors (JNET classification) in 2011. Consensus was reached on this classification using the modified Delphi method, and this classification was proposed in June 2014. The JNET classification consists of four categories of vessel and surface pattern (i.e. Types 1, 2A, 2B, and 3). Types 1, 2A, 2B, and 3 are correlated with the histopathological findings of hyperplastic polyp/sessile serrated polyp (SSP), low-grade intramucosal neoplasia, high-grade intramucosal neoplasia/shallow submucosal invasive cancer, and deep submucosal invasive cancer, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)526-533
Number of pages8
JournalDigestive Endoscopy
Volume28
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-07-2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Gastroenterology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Narrow-band imaging (NBI) magnifying endoscopic classification of colorectal tumors proposed by the Japan NBI expert team'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this