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Archive > May, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 5

Upgrading to High-Def

What you need to know before you purchase high-def endoscopy equipment.

Marsha Williamson, RN; and Stephen Abshire, MD

For us, upgrading to high definition was an easy decision. During a trial of high-def endoscopy systems, our physicians noted that the system gave them increased depth of perception and helped in identifying lesions, particularly right-sided flat polyps that were difficult to see with a standard definition system. Right-sided polyps tend to be flat and very obscure. Often they're only identifiable by the bilious staining of the mucous secreted by the sessile serrated adenoma, a characteristic of this type of polyp. A year after purchasing high-def endoscopy equipment, our physicians were finding 39% more polyps and 62.5% more adenomas than before (see "The Evidence Is Clear: HD Improves Polyp Detection Rates" on page 32). If you haven't yet upgraded to high definition for your endoscopy suites, consider the following.

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