Estimating the size of polyps during actual endoscopy procedures using a spatio-temporal characterization

Colorectal cancer is the seventh most likely cause of death worldwide [1] and frequently asymptomatic illness characterized by a set of malign polyps along the digestive tract [2,3]. Typically, this disease is discovered during an endoscopy procedure, in which case the polyp size is used as the main endoscopic sign that supports the decision of an immediate resection, i.e., if the polyp is smaller than 10mm [4,5], it is removed, otherwise a sample is sent to pathology and the procedure is re-programmed for an extirpation [2,3,5].

Source: Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics - January 20, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Fabio Martínez, Josué Ruano, Martín Gómez, Eduardo Romero Source Type: research