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Business/Financial Desk | May 5, 2003, Monday
Patents; A 'virtual' colonoscopy could take some of the patient's angst out of a rude procedure.

By Sabra Chartrand (NYT) 963 words
Late Edition - Final , Section C , Page 2 , Column 1

ABSTRACT - State University of New York at Stony Brook Prof Arie E Kaufman and his research team win patent for 'virtual' colonoscopy procedure that scans colon for cancerous and pre-cancerous polyps; new technology, which combines CT scanning and computer graphics, is licensed to medical imaging producer Viatronix Inc; method produces less discomfort to patients and may yield more accurate results than traditional colonoscopy (M) IT'S not hard to figure out why a majority of people over 50 put off going to the doctor for a colonoscopy.

First, on the day before the procedure, patients must drink large amounts of a distinctly unpleasant liquid to flush the body. Solid foods are restricted. During the procedure, most patients are sedated, so often someone must be enlisted to help them get home afterward. Finally, the procedure itself is uncomfortable -- a long, flexible, finger-width tube is eased into the rectum and along the length of the colon. The tube has a fiber optic light and a tiny video camera, and is snaked around the twists in the colon in search of abnormal growths called polyps. The exam can take up to an hour.



 

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