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Table 1 Studies characteristics

From: Narrow band imaging versus lugol chromoendoscopy to diagnose squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Patients included in the analysis

Gold standard

Interval

Study design

Study inclusion criteria

Tests methods

Goda 2015

294

Histology

Two different groups

Prospective randomized

HNSCC/ESCC previous endoscopic resection

NBI x Lugol

Nagami 2014

202

Histology

Sequential approach

Cross-sectional

HNSCC/ESCC previous endoscopic resection

NBI x Lugol

Takahashi 2014

285

Histology

Sequential approach

Cross-sectional

HNSCC/ESCC

NBI x Lugol

Wang 2014

500

Histology

Sequential approach

Cross-sectional

HNSCC

NBI x Lugol

Ide 2013

43

Histology

Sequential approach

Cross-sectional

Achalasia

NBI x Lugol

Kawai 2012

103

Histology

Sequential approach

Cross-sectional

General population

NBI x Lugol

Ide 2011

129

Histology

Sequential approach

Cross-sectional

HNSCC

NBI x Lugol

Lecleire2011

30

Histology

Sequential approach

Cross-sectional

Cured ESCC without esophagectomy

NBI x Lugol

Takenaka 2009

142

Histology

Sequential approach

Cross-sectional

HNSCC

NBI x Lugol

Huang 2009

90

Histology

Sequential approach

Cross-sectional

Early ESCC or precancerous

NBI x Lugol

Lee 2009

44

Histology

Sequential approach

Cross-sectional

HNSCC

NBI x Lugol

Kuraoka 2009

49

Histology

Sequential approach

Cross-sectional

High risk patient for ESCC

NBI x Lugol

Total

1911

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