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GivenImaging.com
Given Imaging has created capsule endoscopy, giving a better picture of what is really inside of a patient's small intestine. Health insurance companies in Europe and the United States are starting to cover this procedure.
Visicol
Visicol is a relatively new prep for colonoscopies. Instead of drinking various liquid concoctions, the patient takes a total of 40 tablets with water over the course of treatment before the test.
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Update: 13.Jan.'04