The Mater hospital has begun using cutting-edge technology that it says will “significantly reduce” serious complications associated with colorectal surgery.
“If we give a simple, safe dye, for instance, we can look to see colour changes that reflect the nature of their qualities,” Prof Cahill said. “We are using computer vision to convert human vision into a numeric score and then the numeric scores can be analysed statistically to spot differences that would be very hard to otherwise see.
Colorectal cancer is the second most common in the State. More than 2,700 people are diagnosed with the condition every year.
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