Clinical Study

Narrow-Band Imaging Magnifying Endoscopy versus Lugol Chromoendoscopy with Pink-Color Sign Assessment in the Diagnosis of Superficial Esophageal Squamous Neoplasms: A Randomised Noninferiority Trial

Table 6

Comparison of examination times between NBI-ME and LCE-PS (Per-protocol analysis).

Examination time NBI-ME ( = 147)LCE-PS ( = 147)

Median, s (range)234 (92–1459)349 (246–655)<0.001

NBI-ME: narrow-band imaging magnifying endoscopy; LCE-PS: Lugol chromoendoscopy with pink-color sign assessment; Mann-Whitney test.