Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 17 · column 4 of 7 · from the scan, no model involved
use it for a tremendous amount of diagnostic work,” said local gynecologist, Dr. John Payette. He uses the laparascope, a rigid fiber optic probe which, inserted into a small incision at the navel, gives an 180 degree view of the pelvic region. “It can save some patients from undergoing exploratory surgery,” he said. Not only do endoscopes enable physicians to make visual internal examinations, the probes can be used to perform certain operations. Miniature instruments can be slid within the probe to take, for example, a biopsy, or to remove or cauterize a growth. This can eliminate exploratory surgery in some cases, or allow patients to avoid a lengthy hospital stay “The shining hour of this job,” said Dr. George Broman Jr., in speaking of the colonoscope (used in the large intestine), “is in the removal of certain polyps. It loops, snares, and cauterizes. The patient
91.3%