title: Endoscopy for the year 2000.
abstract: With the rapid advancement in technology, there is a revolutionary paradigm shift in the delivery of health care: physicians are now interacting with their patients via an "electronic interface." This interface will make possible the future of endoscopy and endoscopic surgery by taking advantage of the emerging technologies in robotics, micro-robotics, telepresence, and virtual reality.
authors.affiliation: United States Army Medical Corps, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Satava
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000639:trends; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D012371:Robotics