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T E Linder1, D Simmen, S E Stool.
Abstract
Today, the wide variety of modern endoscopes allows routine diagnostic examinations. Precise observation is possible because of excellent optical and light transmission. Surgery can be performed while viewing a television screen, and video documentation and intraoperative photography are possible with outstanding quality. The invention of a rod-lens optical system by Harold H. Hopkins, PhD, in 1959 and the addition of fiberoptic light transmission by Karl Storz in 1960 marked a breakthrough in modern endoscopy. This article summarizes an interview with the instrument maker, Karl Storz.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9366694 DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900110011001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ISSN: 0886-4470