A medical instrument endoscope works on the principle of
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What is endoscopy? which principle in optics is made use of in endoscopy?
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What is endoscopy? which principle in optics is made use of in endoscopy?
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The
meaning of Endoscopy is to look inside. It refers to the procedure of looking
inside the body with and endoscope for medical reasons. It is an instrument
used to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Mostly
the term endoscopy refers to an examination of the upper part of the gastrointestinal
tract.
Unlike other
medical imaging techniques, endoscopes are inserted directly into the organ. The
principle of total internal reflection is used in the endoscope by using the optical
fibres. One of the
two main cables of the endoscope carry light from a bright lamp into the body.
This illuminates the cavity where the endoscope has been inserted. The light
bounces along the walls of the cable into the patient's body cavity.
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