Virtual biopsy probe system is 'almost perfect' in detecting precancerous polyps during colonoscopy
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 08:57
in Health & Medicine
The newest generation of 'virtual biopsy' colonoscopy probes being tested at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida demonstrate that it might soon be possible to use such a device to determine whether a colon polyp is benign and not remove it for biopsy. Currently, all colon polyps are extracted during a colonoscopy and sent to a pathologist for examination, which adds time, expense, and some surgical risk, to the procedure...
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