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Third Eye Retroscope is a new type of colonoscope

coloCan
coloCan CSN Member Posts: 1,944 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
which gives a rear view to see behind folds in the colon wall, thereby providing a more accurate picture of whats brewing than current colonoscopies.....steve
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
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    Interesting!
    Steve, is that in use now in some places? When will it be available everywhere? And I assume the prep will be the same!

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    Gail
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  • coloCan
    coloCan CSN Member Posts: 1,944 Member
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    tootsie1 said:

    Interesting!
    Steve, is that in use now in some places? When will it be available everywhere? And I assume the prep will be the same!

    *hugs*
    Gail

    Article stated: "This new FDA-approved tool improves detection
    rate by about 25 percent and doesn't add to procedure time." I'm assuming because its basically "a miniature video endoscope......"that fits into the usual apparatus, prepartion would be same as current procedure.....Avantis Medical systems is developer, I believe.....It should start getting attention in the more usual press. I got this at something called ivanhoe.com
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