Researchers have developed a new skills assessment tool for colonoscopy trainees. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have developed a new skills assessment tool for colonoscopy ...

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The Star reports that a new scope developed at McMaster University allows doctors to get a more accurate view of the colon and potentially detect cancer at an earlier stage. “Unlike conventional ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Dec. 15, 2010 – Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have developed a new skills assessment tool for colonoscopy trainees. A report outlining the development and ...

December 21, 2010 — The Mayo Colonoscopy Skills Assessment Tool (MCSAT) was designed to evaluate cognitive and motor skills during colonoscopy training, according to the results of a study reported ...