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in scope-tracking device.
"The scope's tip bends a little easier, so you
have an easier time getting through turns and
performing retroflexion in the right colon to
see behind the folds," says Michael D. Brown,
MD, MACM, FACP, FACG, AGAF, professor
of medicine and gastroenterology fellowship
program director at Rush University Medical
Center in Chicago, Ill. "It provides the advan-
tage of the increased flexibility afforded by a
pediatric scope without the disadvantage of
working with a flexible instrument that tends
to loop more severely," he says.
The NBI technology captures clearer pictures of growths and lets
physicians notice nuances in the pitting of lesions, a macropathology
that coincides with the movement to classify growths during screen-
ings. Although the scope-tracking technology is marketed as a teaching
tool, Dr. Brown finds it useful during difficult exams. "It makes me try
something different to reduce looping, instead of repeating the tech-
nique that's not working," he explains. "This
instrument helps you become
a better endoscopist."
Invendo Medical
invendoscopy
This single-use colonoscopy system is a
complete departure from conventional
screening instrumentation. Endoscopists use a
handheld device to drive the device in and out of
the colon, which limits pressure on the colonic wall
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