Sharper focus - Leading optical firms collaborate on more accurate endoscopic diagnosis without biopsies

摘要

EQUIPMENT THAT displays sharp-focus, high-resolution images during endoscopies has been shown to provide diagnostics so accurate it reduces the need for biopsies. The Confocal Endomicroscope was jointly developed by Pentax and Australia-based Optiscan Imaging for use in gastrointestinal tract examinations. Typical uses include surveillance for neoplastic change, where normal cells change into tumour cells, and diagnosis of conditions difficult to confirm by regular endoscopic examination and random biopsy technique.