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Article: Blue light spots tiny endometriosis lesions. (Investigational Device).
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- OB GYN News
- Article date:
- December 1, 2002
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NEW ORLEANS -- Endometriosis lesions preferentially absorb light of the blue spectrum, allowing detection of previously nonidentifiable microscopic lesions, Dr. Larry A. Demco reported.
The findings, from an ongoing study of more than 60 women with endometriosis, could have implications for earlier and more thorough treatment of the condition, he reported at an international congress sponsored by the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.
The laparoscopic spectral analysis of endometriosis involves the use of a specially adapted xenon light source, which is still under investigation and not yet available in the United States. The light source was used to ...