Endoscopic diagnostic system and associated method

摘要

A method for use in medical diagnosis uses an endoscope having an insertion member, a sensor mounted at least in part to the insertion member for receiving energy waves from internal body tissues of a patient, and a converter operatively connected to the sensor for generating electrical signals encoding information contained in the energy waves. An analyzing unit is operatively connected to the converter for automatically identifying an organic object from the electrically encoded information, while a signal generator is operatively connected to the analyzing unit for automatically generating an alert signal sensible by an operator to inform the operator of the existence of the organic object.