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Blue light can detect microscopic Endometriosis. (Laparoscopic Spectral Analysis).
NEW ORLEANS -- Endometriosis lesions preferentially absorb light of the blue spectrum, allowing detection of previously nonidentifiable microscopic lesions, Dr. Larry A. Demco reported.
The findings, from an ongoing study of more than 60 women with endometriosis, could have implications for earlier and more thorough treatment of the condition, Dr. Demco said at an international congress sponsored by the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.
The laparoscopic spectral analysis of endometriosis involves the use of a specially adapted xenon light source, which is still under investigation and not yet available in the United States. The light source was used to deliver the blue light concurrently with the white light that is normally used to detect endometriosis.
A laparoscopic was coupled to the light source, lesions detected by both the white and blue light were compared, and biopsies of the lesions and satellite lesions were taken to confirm pathology, explained Dr. Demco of the University ...
- Blue light spots tiny endometriosis lesions. (Investigational Device).
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- Kmart Revives Blue-Light Specials.
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- BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL REBORN.(BUSINESS)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) Driehaus, Bob April 7, 2001 700+ words
...about the return of the one and only Blue Light Special at Newport's Kmart. Two...store. Kmart Corp. brought back the Blue Light Special this week and is counting on...largest retailer had used the flashing blue light, created in 1965 and abandoned in 1991...
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