Health
Using robotic assistance to make colonoscopy kinder and easier – Medical Xpress
Scientists have made a breakthrough in their work to develop semi-autonomous colonoscopy, using a robot to guide a medical device into the body.
Scientists have made a breakthrough in their work to develop semi-autonomous colonoscopy, using a robot to guide a medical device into the body.
The milestone brings closer the prospect of an intelligent robotic system being able to guide instruments to precise locations in the body to take biopsies or allow internal tissues to be examined.
A doctor or nurse would still be on hand to make clinical decisions but the demanding task of manipulating the device is offloaded to a robotic system.
Th…
-
Noosa News9 hours agoConsolidated Pastoral Company buys Beetaloo aggregation in historic deal worth more than $300m
-
General23 hours agoAnthony Albanese condemns Bondi Beach terror attack as ‘act of evil antisemitism’
-
Business20 hours agoWhat Warren Buffett’s latest portfolio moves say about the market
-
General24 hours agoThe mysterious assailants at Bondi