Research Article
Clinical Usefulness of the VS Classification System Using Magnifying Endoscopy with Blue Laser Imaging for Early Gastric Cancer
Table 2
ME-BLI findings based on the VS classification system.
| | Endoscopist | Confidence level | DL | MSP | MVP | | Present, n (%) | Absent, n (%) | Regular, n (%) | Irregular, n (%) | Absent, n (%) | Regular, n (%) | Irregular, n (%) | Absent, n (%) |
| | HEE | High | 351 (85) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 350 (84) | 6 (1) | 0 (0) | 378 (91) | 11 (3) | | Low | 64 (14) | 2 (1) | 6 (1) | 51 (12) | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | 23 (6) | 3 (1) | | Total | 415 (99) | 2 (1) | 6 (1) | 401 (96) | 10 (2) | 2 (1) | 401 (96) | 14 (3) | | LEE | High | 342 (82) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 346 (83) | 4 (1) | 0 (0) | 360 (86) | 10 (2) | | Low | 68 (16) | 7 (1) | 8 (1) | 52 (12) | 7 (2) | 4 (1) | 37 (9) | 6 (1) | | Total | 410 (98) | 7 (1) | 8 (1) | 398 (95) | 11 (3) | 4 (1) | 397 (95) | 16 (4) |
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DL: demarcation line; MSP: microsurface pattern; MVP: microvascular pattern; HEE: highly experienced endoscopist: LEE: less experienced endoscopist.
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