Abstract:Objective?To assess whether FICE or IC is more effective at detecting colonic diseases.?Method?We searched PubMed, CINAHL, CQVIP and the Cochrane Library databases for relevant papers published between January 2008 and August 2013 using the following keywords: flexible spectral imaging color enhancement, indigo carmine, colonoscope, colonic lesions, colon tumor and chromoendoscopy. We included eight articles, and all data were subdivided for analysis.?Results?We used odds ratios (ORs) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) to assess correlations between the detection methods and detection rates. The detection rates did not significantly differ between FICE and IC for colonic tumor lesions (OR = 0.90, 95 % CI: 0.76 ~ 1.08, P = 0.255), non-tumor lesions (OR = 1.09, 95 % CI: 0.92 ~ 1.30, P = 0.302), adenomas (OR = 0.87, 95 % CI: 0.72 ~ 1.07, P = 0.188), non-neoplastic polyps (OR = 0.84, 95 % CI: 0.67 ~ 1.06, P = 0.146), flat lesions (OR = 0.87, 95 % CI: 0.71 ~ 1.08, P = 0.203), protruded lesions (OR= 1.23, 95 % CI: 0.93 ~ 1.64, P = 0.153), right colon lesions (OR = 0.83, 95 % CI: 0.60 ~ 1.14, P = 0.251), transverse colon lesions (OR = 0.71, 95 % CI: 0.48~1.05, P = 0.086), or left colon lesions (OR = 1.35, 95 % CI: 1.01 ~ 1.80, P = 0.045).?Conclusions?There were no significant differences in the rate of colonic lesion detection between FICE and IC except the left colon. Therefore, providers should choose a suitable inspection method based on the resources of the hospital.