Researchers at WPI say they developed a flexible optical fiber that could destroy hard-to-reach tumors in the larynx.

Upper GI endoscopy, sometimes called EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy), is a visual examination of the upper intestinal tract using a lighted, flexible fiberoptic or video endoscope. The upper ...

UAB physician Basil I. Hirschowitz, M.D., Ph.D., professor emeritus of medicine, physiology and biophysics at UAB, the medical pioneer who invented the first fiber-optic endoscope that became the ...

Flexible laryngoscopy reveals some unique aspects of swallowing and complements the fluoroscopy procedure. The fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) procedure is a comprehensive ...

Researchers have found that technically efficient screening and diagnostic colonoscopy generally requires experience with 150 cases or more. Colonoscopy is a fiberoptic (endoscopic) procedure in which ...

Endoscopic evaluation of the upper aerodigestive tract is crucial in establishing a definitive diagnosis. The equipment used consists of both rigid and flexible laryngoscopes, bronchoscopes, and ...

Doctors insert an endoscope with an emergent laser beam at its head end into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to inspect and even perform microsurgery such as treating and excising lesions. They ...

Dublin, Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Single-use Flexible Endoscope Growth Opportunities" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The single-use endoscope is a ...

Lumenis Ltd., a global developer, manufacturer and seller of laser, light-based and radiofrequency devices for surgical, aesthetic, and ophthalmic applications, announced that on September 30th, 2009 ...