Clinical Need

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Colonoscopy is routinely performed for screening and surveillance.
According to the guidelines, the size of detected polyps is fundamental to setting the correct surveillance interval, decreasing the chance of recurrent CRC on one hand, and eliminating too frequent colonoscopies on the other.
Yet, the use of an endoscope does not provide any sense of scale. It is therefore impossible for physicians to accurately measure and compare pathologies.
This leads to erroneous diagnoses, suboptimal treatment and follow-up — a vast problem in many additional endoscopic procedures.
Having precise measurement not only improves the level of care, but also enables massive reduction in the economic burden to the entire healthcare ecosystem, measured in US$Bs.

Impact of Accurate Sizing vs. Over/Underestimation

Overestimation

Underestimation

Accurate measurement