BRINGING HDTV FROM THE
LIVING ROOM TO THE HOSPITAL ROOM

AbbevilleGeneralHospital Introduces High-Definition Endoscopy from Olympus

High-definition television (HDTV) is making its way from the living room to the hospital room. Now, Abbeville General Hospital introduces the technology as part of a new endoscope platform to help doctors diagnose diseases in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men and women combined in the U.S.

Compared to conventional systems, high-definition endoscopy, combined with Narrow Band Imaging TM, provides doctors with sharper images and better contrast, which in turn may help them to better detect lesions during examinations when using the wide-angle colon scope. As a result, patients may receive more accurate diagnoses. The new system can also shorten procedure times for patients.

Dr. Weston Miller and Dr. James Arterburn are among the doctors at Abbeville General Hospital who already use the new endoscope platform, the world’s first to deliver both HDTV and Narrow Band Imaging™ (NBI) technologies.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) projects that colon and rectal cancer will kill 55,170 Americans this year. The ACS also points out that the 5-year survival rate for people whose colon-rectal cancer (CRC) is treated in an early stage, before it has spread, is greater than 90%.

The ACS recommends that beginning at age 50, both men and women should be screened for colon and rectal cancer.