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++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++ THAT'SNEWS Expanding the Range of Microscopic BUILDING ON THE success in the field of ophthalmology at monitoring glaucoma, endoscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT) is finding application in imaging the pre-cancerous changes of esophagus and colon cancer cases. The OCT technology eclipses standard endoscope imaging in its ability to see tissue both structurally and pathologically at a microscopic level — as small as a few millionths of a meter — three dimensionally. Its speed also recommends the technology for esophagus and colon ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++ +++++++++++ +++++++++++ +++++++++++ +++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IMAGING cancer: OCT images at 980 frames per second, which equals 480,000 axial scans in real time. Rather than employing sound waves to create a picture of the body's anatomy, the technology utilizes a system of directing a light beam at a tissue structure and tracking the intensity and echo time-delay of the light as it is backscattered. Developers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say the device must be reduced in size for insertion in the colon or throat before being introduced for general use. n continuing medical education Emergency Medicine and Trauma Update: Beyond the Golden Hour Otolaryngology for Primary Care 33rd Annual Cardiovascular Conference Fundamental Critical Care Support Dermatology for Primary Care 26th Annual Family Medicine Today 30th Annual OB/GYN Update The Mind of a Child: Psychiatric Challenges for Today's Youth Psychiatry Update: Selected Topics for the Non-Psychiatrist Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support 30th Annual Strategies in Primary Care Medicine education that measurably improves patient care November 17, 2011 November 18, 2011 December 1- 2, 2011 February 23-24, 2012 and July 19-20, 2012 February 24, 2012 March 8- 9, 2012 April 12- 13, 2012 April 19, 2012 April 20, 2012 May 3-4, 2012 and November 8-9, 2012 September 20-21, 2012 healthpartnersIME.com MDNEWS.COM n MD NEWS Twin Cities | 15