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"The difference in detail you get now is
even more pronounced than your best
high-definition television. It's incredible,"
says Steven Lichtenstein, DO, director of
the division of gastroenterology and med-
ical director at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in
Philadelphia, Pa. "The dual focus is almost
microscopic."
Olympus reps say the company has worked
to combine all the key elements of
endoscopy: image quality, control and the
ability to advance the scope through the
colon with as little discomfort on the
part of the patient, and as much ease on
the part of the endoscopist, as possible.
The resolving power of the HD imaging is designed to differentiate
very finely detailed structures of tissue, blood vessels and anything
else that might have clinical relevance. There's also a "pre-freeze"
function, which is intended to eliminate the frustration of trying to
capture a still image for the patient record that isn't blurred. The pre-
freeze continually buffers a set of the most recent still images from
the video and automatically pulls out the sharpest one.
"I've been practicing for 19 years," says Dr. Lichtenstein, "and
between the ease of insertion, and getting from the rectum to the
cecum, I think this new generation is the easiest to use."
G I V I S U A L I Z A T I O N
Olympus
Evis
Exera
III
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