{"paper_id":"5e23c830-4838-47f3-a9c7-845ed1a6a909","body_text":"Print ISSN: 1019-6439\nOnline ISSN: 1791-2423\nInternational Journal of Molecular Medicine is an international journal devoted to molecular mechanisms of human disease.\nInternational Journal of Oncology is an international journal devoted to oncology research and cancer treatment.\nCovers molecular medicine topics such as pharmacology, pathology, genetics, neuroscience, infectious diseases, molecular cardiology, and molecular surgery.\nOncology Reports is an international journal devoted to fundamental and applied research in Oncology.\nExperimental and Therapeutic Medicine is an international journal devoted to laboratory and clinical medicine.\nOncology Letters is an international journal devoted to Experimental and Clinical Oncology.\nExplores a wide range of biological and medical fields, including pharmacology, genetics, microbiology, neuroscience, and molecular cardiology.\nInternational journal addressing all aspects of oncology research, from tumorigenesis and oncogenes to chemotherapy and metastasis.\nMultidisciplinary open-access journal spanning biochemistry, genetics, neuroscience, environmental health, and synthetic biology.\nOpen-access journal combining biochemistry, pharmacology, immunology, and genetics to advance health through functional nutrition.\nPublishes open-access research on using epigenetics to advance understanding and treatment of human disease.\nAn International Open Access Journal Devoted to General Medicine.\nReview\nOpen Access\n- Authors:\n-\nPages: 350-356|Published online on: October 6, 2011https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2011.1226\n- Expand metrics +\nNarrow band imaging (NBI) is a new endoscopic technique in which images of mucosal microstructures and capillary structures are enhanced by shifting the light spectrum to a narrow band. Image-enhanced gastrointestinal endoscopy using NBI has improved the qualitative diagnosis of the grade and depth of invasion of an atypical lesion. NBI is currently not commonly used in gynecological endoscopy, but has recently been applied in laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. The utility of NBI for diagnosis of endometrial lesions and endometriosis has also been shown. In gynecological endoscopy, NBI provides enhanced images of mucosal microstructures and capillary structures and improves visual identification of lesions. Therefore, image-enhanced observation using NBI is likely to be useful for improved detection of lesions in endoscopic diagnosis. However, this technique remains experimental so far, and no study has demonstrated improved clinical outcome using this technique. In this review, we discuss the utility and potential applications of NBI in clinical practice in gynecology.\nCopy and paste a formatted citation\nSpandidos Publications style\nKisu I, Banno K, Tsuji K, Masuda K, Ueki A, Kobayashi Y, Yamagami W, Susumu N and Aoki D: Narrow band imaging in gynecology: A new diagnostic approach with improved visual identification (Review). Int J Oncol 40: 350-356, 2012.\nAPA\nKisu, I., Banno, K., Tsuji, K., Masuda, K., Ueki, A., Kobayashi, Y. ... Aoki, D. (2012). Narrow band imaging in gynecology: A new diagnostic approach with improved visual identification (Review). International Journal of Oncology, 40, 350-356. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2011.1226\nMLA\nKisu, I., Banno, K., Tsuji, K., Masuda, K., Ueki, A., Kobayashi, Y., Yamagami, W., Susumu, N., Aoki, D.\"Narrow band imaging in gynecology: A new diagnostic approach with improved visual identification (Review)\". International Journal of Oncology 40.2 (2012): 350-356.\nChicago\nKisu, I., Banno, K., Tsuji, K., Masuda, K., Ueki, A., Kobayashi, Y., Yamagami, W., Susumu, N., Aoki, D.\"Narrow band imaging in gynecology: A new diagnostic approach with improved visual identification (Review)\". International Journal of Oncology 40, no. 2 (2012): 350-356. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2011.1226","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}