Endoscopes are flexible instruments combining fiber-optics (for illumination) and charge-coupled devices (for imaging) that are used in medicine to visualize the interior of otherwise inaccessible sites, such as the lumen of hollow organs. Endoscopes are used to examine the gastrointestinal…
The appropriate use of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), as well as avoidance of this procedure when it is contraindicated or when there are alternative diagnostic procedures, is a quality issue for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopists. The Standards of Practice guidelines of…
Endoscopes are flexible instruments combining fiber-optics (for illumination) and charge-coupled devices (for imaging) that are used in medicine to visualize the interior of otherwise inaccessible sites, such as the lumen of hollow organs. Endoscopes are used to examine the gastrointestinal…