13 June 2023 : Clinical Research
Comparison of Texture and Color Enhancement Imaging with White Light Imaging in 52 Patients with Short-Segment Barrett’s Esophagus
Atsushi Ikeda1BCDEF, Tsutomu TakedaDOI: 10.12659/MSM.940249
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940249
Table 4 Objective evaluations using L*, a*, and b* color values and comparison of values in WLI, TXI-1, TXI-2, and NBI (mean±SD).
| L*, a*, b* values | WLI | TXI-1 | TXI-2 | NBI | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLI vs TXI-1 | WLI vs TXI-2 | WLI vs NBI | ||||||
| Esophageal mucosa | L* | 59.8±6.7 | 63.6±7.7 | 61.3±9.1 | 65.2±11.1 | <0.01 | 0.32 | <0.01 |
| a* | 34.8±5.0 | 27.2±8.3 | 34.8±5.7 | −11.2±6.4 | <0.01 | 0.99 | <0.01 | |
| b* | 27.7±4.4 | 14.5±5.7 | 27.5±4.6 | 11.9±2.2 | <0.01 | 0.80 | <0.01 | |
| Barrett’s mucosa | L* | 46.4±7.2 | 49.3±5.9 | 47.9±7.1 | 40.4±11.7 | <0.05 | 0.28 | <0.05 |
| a* | 42.1±4.2 | 41.4±5.7 | 44.2±4.2 | 5.3±6.6 | 0.48 | <0.05 | <0.01 | |
| b* | 34.3±3.8 | 28.7±4.4 | 35.9±4.6 | 14.0±3.6 | <0.01 | 0.06 | <0.01 | |
| Gastric mucosa | L* | 42.4±6.7 | 46.9±7.3 | 44.8±7.2 | 30.3±8.5 | <0.01 | 0.08 | <0.01 |
| a* | 38.5±4.8 | 34.0±6.9 | 39.5±5.3 | 6.9±5.9 | <0.01 | 0.30 | <0.01 | |
| b* | 33.4±4.2 | 28.3±4.3 | 35.0±5.3 | 12.4±3.3 | <0.01 | 0.09 | <0.01 | |
| SD – standard deviation; ROI – region of interest; WLI – white light imaging; TXI-1 – texture and color enhancement imaging mode 1; TXI-2 – texture and color enhancement imaging mode 2. | ||||||||






