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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2014; 20(36): 13178-13184
Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13178
Published online Sep 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i36.13178
Magnetic imaging-assisted colonoscopy vs conventional colonoscopy: A randomized controlled trial
Christopher W Teshima, Sergio Zepeda-Gómez, Suliman H AlShankiti, Gurpal S Sandha, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2X8, Canada
Author contributions: Teshima CW designed the research; Teshima CW, Zepeda-Gómez S, AlShankiti SH and Sandha GS performed the research; Teshima CW and AlShankiti SH analyzed the data; Teshima CW, Zepeda-Gómez S, AlShankiti SH and Sandha GS wrote the paper; All authors had access to the data, attested to the validity of the results, and approved the final article.
Correspondence to: Christopher W Teshima, MD, MSc (Clin Epi), PhD, FRCPC, Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, 2-28 Zeidler Ledcor Centre, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2X8, Canada. teshima@ualberta.ca
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Received: April 21, 2014
Revised: May 29, 2014
Accepted: June 25, 2014
Published online: September 28, 2014
Revised: May 29, 2014
Accepted: June 25, 2014
Published online: September 28, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: ScopeGuide is a magnetic imaging technology designed to improve colonoscopy performance and tolerability for patients by enabling visualization of loop formation and endoscope position. Previous studies have demonstrated a useful benefit of imaging-assisted colonoscopy in procedures performed by trainees. In this randomized, controlled trial we demonstrated that when colonoscopy is performed by experienced endoscopists, the use of ScopeGuide conferred no advantage over conventional colonoscopy in terms of patient comfort, sedation requirements, and endoscopic metrics such as cecal intubation rate or time-to-cecum. However, significantly faster times-to-cecum were achieved when using ScopeGuide in more challenging cases.