- Bladder cancer is the 6th most prevalent cancer in the United States and a problem worldwide
- Bladder cancer is more common in men than women at a 4:1 ratio
- Bladder cancer treatment has the highest cost per patient over the course of a lifetime because of its greater than 50% recurrence rate
- Surgeons, including urologists at the University of Washington, have adopted a solution that uses blue light and a contrast agent to better visualize bladder tumors and has been shown to be more successful and reduce costs
- Imagin Medical has taken this solution one step further by developing the i/Blue Imaging System(TM)
- Imagin’s patented technology is expected to be completed next year, after final manufacturing and FDA approval has been received
Urologists at the University of Washington’s research school of medicine in Seattle discussed a blue light cystoscopy system they use that allows “surgeons to better identify non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer,” and improve resection without leaving cells behind to cause recurrence (https://ibn.fm/sdSC9).
This tool will allow us to do better resections and hopefully improve bladder cancer survival,” UW urology professor Dr. Jonathan Wright stated in a…
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