TY - CHAP AU - Ekaterina Borisova AU - Borislav Vladimirov AU - Radina Ivanova AU - Latchezar Avramov ED - Oliviu Pascu ED - Andrada Seicean Y1 - 2011-10-03 PY - 2011 T1 - Light-Induced Fluorescence Techniques for Gastrointestinal Tumour Detection N2 - As result of progress, endoscopy has became more complex, using more sophisticated devices and has claimed a special form. In this moment, the gastroenterologist performing endoscopy has to be an expert in macroscopic view of the lesions in the gut, with good skills for using standard endoscopes, with good experience in ultrasound (for performing endoscopic ultrasound), with pathology experience for confocal examination. It is compulsory to get experience and to have patience and attention for the follow-up of thousands of images transmitted during capsule endoscopy or to have knowledge in physics necessary for autofluorescence imaging endoscopy. Therefore, the idea of an endoscopist has changed. Examinations mentioned need a special formation, a superior level of instruction, accessible to those who have already gained enough experience in basic diagnostic endoscopy. This is the reason for what these new issues of endoscopy are presented in this book of New techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. BT - New Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy SP - Ch. 14 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/22689 DO - 10.5772/22689 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -