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Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2013; 19(17): 2668-2675
Published online May 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i17.2668
Table 2 Relationship between narrow-band-imaging with magnification endoscopy ranking and the percentage of gastric intestinal metaplasia detected by histological assessment
Intestinal metaplasiaLBC (n)
Total (n)
Negative++++++
0%5960065
≤ 5%782017
5%-45%165214
45%-80%00213
≥ 80%00011