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One new form of colonoscopy for the future
#16514 - 08/06/03 06:22 PM

shawneric

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In about two years they hope to have this in clinical trials, but it is a worm like devise that travels in the lower colon by itself with the aide of a doctor using a joystick.

http://robot.kist.re.kr/research/smart%20colonoscope%20system/smart%20colonoscope%20system.htm

There is also a small article on it in the new issue of discover magazine.

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#16515 - 08/06/03 06:28 PM

shawneric

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They also have been working on a 3d virtual colonoscopy

http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/~vislab/projects/colonoscopy/colonoscopy.html

and of course the endoscopic pill camera already in use.

http://www.cincypost.com/2003/05/26/ohpill052603.html

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Thank you new

#16569 - 08/07/03 09:43 AM

2sweeties

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Thank you for always sharing great info with us! Appreciate your time! I learned a lot from reading your posts + all the posts here.

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