A 2,000-patient U.K. study has been set up to generate real-world evidence of the value of using AI technology to detect bowel polyps (adenomas) during colonoscopy procedures. The aim is to show whether Medtronic plc’s GI Genius system improves the detection of polyps when deployed in both expert centers and non-specialist units, in the routine diagnostic screening of patients referred from primary care or through the national fecal immunochemical testing program.
Shenzhen Xzing Technology Co. Ltd.’s Endofresh disposable upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscope has granted the NMPA’s class II approval. The company said the approved product is used for upper gastrointestinal GI endoscopy, diagnosis and treatment.
Enterochromaffin (EC)-derived serotonin is released in response to gut contraction and enhances gut motility. Piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 2 (Piezo2) is a nonselective cationic ion channel recently identified as an important mechanosensor in mouse EC cells, and its role in gut motility was investigated in vivo.
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