title: Color television in gastrointestinal endoscopy.
abstract: Endoscopic color television is a practical method of recording gastrointestinal pathology and procedures. Nevertheless, a careful MEDLARS review of the medical literature failed to reveal a mention of this method during the past ten years. The endoscopic procedure can be recorded to illustrate many features not possible with still pictures. While particularly useful in teaching endoscopy, it is also useful for demonstrating pathologic findings to interested physicians, patients, and relatives. Television recording requires meticulous attention to details of lighting, focus, and cleansing of areas to be photographed and of the instrument objective, but results may well be superior to other means of photography in gastrointestinal endoscopy.
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D019723:Endoscopes; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000193:education; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D013690:Television / Q000295:instrumentation*