Concise yet comprehensive, the Biomedical Technology and Devices Handbook illuminates
the equipment, devices, and techniques used in modern medicine to diagnose, treat, and …

• A new ophthalmic electronic videoendoscope system has a 20-gauge probe for intraocular
observation, a standard size for vitreous microsurgical instruments, and both endoscopic …

Endoscopy evolved from a hollow tube view of visually restricted areas into an expansive,
distal representation of the anatomy. Rod lens telescopes, improved coherent imaging …

The interest of the international gastrointestinal endoscopy community in developing
standards for endoscopic reporting resulted in a standard lexicon for describing endoscopic …

Peroral cholangioscopy (PCS) has been performed in 22 cases using XCHF‐B200
(Olympus Optical Co.) since June 1995 and in 77 cases using CHF‐B20 (Olympus Optical …

Electronic (video) endoscopes are a significant new development in gastroenterology,
offering the potential of enhanced teaching and permanent storage of pictorial data. The …

Medical endoscopy has become a key technology for the purposes of minimally invasive
diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. With the aid of an endoscope, and external …

Endoscopes are key elements in the application of minimally invasive medical procedures.
Thereby, image quality, ease of application and safety are of decisive importance for the …

The large number of endoscopies and endoscopic reports produced in the United States
represents a large repository of clinical data. However, reports are highly variable in content …

Imaging the gastrointestinal tract using a videoendoscope requires several basic steps (Fig.
1): illumination by fiberoptic light transmission, surface reflectance, magnification using a …