One of the most applied imaging methods in medicine is endoscopy. A highly specialized
image modality has been developed since the first modern endoscope, the “Lichtleiter” of …

Endoscopes are flexible instruments that combine fiber-optics and charge-coupled devices
to facilitate illumination and visualization of otherwise inaccessible sites, such as the lumen …

Visual perception is the main sensory input from the environment in most situations of daily
life. It is the only sensory input from the operating field in endo scopic surgery, and thus the …

This article is an overview of the development of modern endoscopes, beginning with the
introduction of fiber-optic endoscopes in the 1960s. Starting in the early 1990s, fiberoptic …

Background: Gastrointestinal (GI) tumors are the most commonly diagnosed cancers
worldwide and the second leading cause of cancer-related death. Endoscopy is the gold …

Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy has become indispensable in both diagnosis and treatment
of GI disorders. It has been 10 years now since the first Endoscopy Forum Japan was held …

Advanced imaging techniques have provided the endoscopist with an armamentarium of
novel modalities for detection, characterization and microscopy of lesions during endoscopy …

Endoscopic optical imaging technologies for the detection and evaluation of dysplasia and
early cancer have made great strides in recent decades. With the capacity of in vivo early …

Electronic endoscopy has undergone considerable evolution in recent years. Early
instruments had poorer resolution than fiberscopes, and distorted colors significantly. The …

Digestive endoscopy has been evolving from primary diagnostic to extensive therapeutic
modalities in the management of gastrointestinal diseases. The present endoscopic imaging …