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 Hawthorn Medical Introduces High-Definition Endoscopy
March 2007
High-definition television (HDTV) is making its way into health care. Now, Hawthorn Medical is among the first in the area to introduce the HDTV technology as part of a new endoscope platform. This system helps physicians better diagnose diseases in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract during procedures such as colonoscopy.
Compared to conventional systems, high-definition endoscopy, combined with Narrow Band ImagingTM, provides physicians with sharper images and better contrast. This in turn, helps them to better detect lesions during examinations when using the wide-angle colonoscope. The new system can also shorten procedure times for patients.
"Hawthorn's Endoscopy Center has always been committed to having the latest equipment for endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures," says James P. Tracey, MD, Gastroenterologist. "This new technology is remarkable. Details and structures not visible before are now clear and sharp images. Our physicians have found it to be extremely beneficial in diagnosis."
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