New 3-D colonoscopy eases detection of precancerous lesions
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
MIT researchers have developed a new endoscopy technology that could make it easier for doctors to detect precancerous lesions in the colon. Early detection of such lesions has been shown to reduce death rates from colorectal cancer, which kills about 50,000 people per year in the United States.