Digital Camera Gets Down to Details; Flexible Device Goes into the Urethra to Show Bladder Blockages

Talk about candid cameras.At Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, physicians carefully insert a flexible camera into a patient’s urethra, hunting for obstructions.The digital camera lets doctors identify such obstructions as blockages in the bladder, but it also allows patients to see crystal-clear images of their own bodies. The technology can help patients understand their own medical condition, said Dr. Gopal Badlani, the medical center’s vice chairman of clinical affairs.

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