A patient has already undergone the first colonoscopy using this new tool — Medtronic’s GI Genius Module — according to the Dayton Daily News. The procedure was done by Sangreeta Agrawal, MD, who described the technology as a “second pair of smart eyes.”
The GI Genius catches areas in the colon that need a closer look that the physician may not have spotted using the camera attached to the endoscope. It also puts a green box around polyps, which, although they are benign, can allow colorectal cancers to arise.
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