Cystoscopy
Innovative diagnostic tools for detecting bladder cancer
Bladder cancer is difficult to find and has a high rate of recurrence. An inaccurate diagnosis can result in incomplete treatment, which may lead to serious complications and a lower chance of survival for patients with potentially aggressive tumors.
Blue Light Cystoscopy represents an important advance in diagnostic technology, enabling more accurate diagnosis of bladder tumors.
Overview
Bladder cancer is difficult to find and has a high rate of recurrence. An inaccurate diagnosis can result in incomplete treatment, which may lead to serious complications and a lower chance of survival for patients with potentially aggressive tumors.
Blue Light Cystoscopy represents an important advance in diagnostic technology, enabling more accurate diagnosis of bladder tumors.
A cystoscopy is a test that allows physicians to look directly into the bladder. It allows physicians to visually inspect the bladder liner for abnormal growths or suspicious arear that may be causing worrisome symptoms. The cystoscopy is an important part of both diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer.
Blue Light Cystoscopy
The blue light cystoscopy is an optical imaging agent that helps indicate bladder cancers. It is used in the cystoscopic detection of nonmuscle invasive papillary bladder cancer.
Patients who are suspected to have a high risk for bladder cancer or have had previous lesions are eligible for the blue light cystoscopy. The innovative technology detects more small scale cancer lesions than does the wight light cystoscopy alone. This improves the detection of bladder cancer tumors.
- The blue light cystoscopy enters the mucosal cells and acts as a precursor to cancer cells, rapidly and effectively highlighting the cancer cells in the bladder. This makes the tumors located in the bladder easier for physicians to find.
- During a cystoscopy, blue light causes the tumor cells to spotlight a pink color which contrasts with normal tissue.
- The blue light cystoscopy reduces reoccurrence, patient visits and costs.
What to Expect with Cystoscopy
A cystoscopy is a test that allows physicians to look directly into the bladder. It allows physicians to visually inspect the bladder liner for abnormal growths or suspicious arear that may be causing worrisome symptoms. The cystoscopy is an important part of both diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer.
Blue Light Cystoscopy
The blue light cystoscopy is an optical imaging agent that helps indicate bladder cancers. It is used in the cystoscopic detection of nonmuscle invasive papillary bladder cancer.
Patients who are suspected to have a high risk for bladder cancer or have had previous lesions are eligible for the blue light cystoscopy. The innovative technology detects more small scale cancer lesions than does the wight light cystoscopy alone. This improves the detection of bladder cancer tumors.
- The blue light cystoscopy enters the mucosal cells and acts as a precursor to cancer cells, rapidly and effectively highlighting the cancer cells in the bladder. This makes the tumors located in the bladder easier for physicians to find.
- During a cystoscopy, blue light causes the tumor cells to spotlight a pink color which contrasts with normal tissue.
- The blue light cystoscopy reduces reoccurrence, patient visits and costs.
