endoscope
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thumb|Drawing of an endoscope for Fetus|fetal detection, or "fetoscope" An endoscope is an inspection instrument composed of an image sensor, optical lens, a light source and a mechanical device, which is used to look deep into the body by openings such as the mouth or anus. A typical endoscope applies several modern technologies including optics, ergonomics, precision mechanics, electronics, and software engineering. With an endoscope, it is possible to observe lesions that cannot be detected by X-ray, making it useful in medical diagnosis. An endoscope uses tubes only a few millimeters thick
Research
622,820 papers- Endoscope infection transmission state-of-the-art: beyond duodenoscopes to a culture of infection prevention.Current opinion in gastroenterology · 2020
- Endoscope-Assisted Resection for Cystic Cerebellar Hemangioblastomas.World neurosurgery · 2022
- Endoscope holder-assisted endoscopic coblation tonsillectomy.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2020
- endoscope-i: an innovation in mobile endoscopic technology transforming the delivery of patient care in otolaryngology.Expert review of medical devices · 2017
- A Real-Time Endoscope Motion Tracker.IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine · 2022
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17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Fiber optics
- Rod-lens endoscopes
- Composition
- Clinical application
- Classification
- Recent developments
- Robot assisted surgery
- Endoscopy VR simulators
- Disposable endoscopy
- Capsule endoscopy
- Augmented reality
- Image enhancement
- Non-medical uses
- See also
- References
thumb|Drawing of an endoscope for Fetus|fetal detection, or "fetoscope" An endoscope is an inspection instrument composed of an image sensor, optical lens, a light source and a mechanical device, which is used to look deep into the body by openings such as the mouth or anus. A typical endoscope applies several modern technologies including optics, ergonomics, precision mechanics, electronics, and software engineering. With an endoscope, it is possible to observe lesions that cannot be detected by X-ray, making it useful in medical diagnosis. An endoscope uses tubes only a few millimeters thick to transfer illumination in one direction and high-resolution video in the other, allowing minimally invasive surgeries. It is used to examine the internal organs like the throat or esophagus. Specialized instruments are named after their target organ. Examples include the cystoscope (bladder), nephroscope (kidney), bronchoscope (bronchus), arthroscope (joints) and colonoscope (colon), and laparoscope (abdomen or pelvis). They can be used to examine visually and diagnose, or assist in surgery such as an arthroscopy.
== Etymology == "Endo-" is a scientific Latin prefix derived from Ancient Greek ἐνδο- (endo-) meaning "within", and "-scope" comes from the modern Latin "-scopium", from the Greek σκοπεῖν (skopein) meaning to "look at" or "to examine".