Bypassing user error in optical diagnosis of diminutive colorectal polyps – at what cost?

Swati G. Patel; Sachin Wani

doi:10.1055/s-0042-102784

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2016; 48(06): 511-513
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-102784

Editorial

Bypassing user error in optical diagnosis of diminutive colorectal polyps – at what cost?

Swati G. Patel

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, USA

²Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Veterans Affairs Hospital, Denver, Colorado, USA

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Sachin Wani

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, USA

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