Clinical Usefulness of the VS Classification System Using Magnifying Endoscopy with Blue Laser Imaging for Early Gastric Cancer

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">ME-BLI finding</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Interobserver agreement (kappa value)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">HEE</td><td class="align_center">LEE</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">DL</td><td class="align_center">0.78</td><td class="align_center">0.66</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">MSP</td><td class="align_center">0.72</td><td class="align_center">0.61</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">MVP</td><td class="align_center">0.76</td><td class="align_center">0.65</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>DL: demarcation line; MSP: microsurface pattern; MVP: microvascular pattern; HEE: highly experienced endoscopist; LEE: less experienced endoscopist.<br/></td></tr></table>

Interobserver agreements for the ME-BLI findings based on the VS classification system.

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Table 4: Clinical Usefulness of the VS Classification System Using Magnifying Endoscopy with Blue Laser Imaging for Early Gastric Cancer 