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1998. Connect.. https://doi.org/10.1038/1182
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Computers have taken over the endoscopy unit, as they have the rest of society. In 1980, most endoscopy units had no computers at all. Today, however, the average hospital endoscopy unit in the United States is equipped with many computers. Computers have revolutionized performance and teaching techniques of endoscopy. Changes in communication of findings and management of the endoscopy unit that are occurring are attributed to the use of computers. This article discusses videoendoscopy, advances in electronic technology, and the impact of the digital image.
OBJECTIVE: To define and discuss elements of the escalation in scientific data availability and their importance to neurosurgery. METHODS: This multifactorial essay describes the evolution of communication methodologies, the information revolution, and the advent and effect of Internet communication with its potential effect on the practice of neurosurgery, professional assemblies, journals, and the infrastructure of the discipline. Practical and philosophical viewpoints are rendered to assess the existing and developing availability of information to the neurosurgical community. CONCLUSION: Knowledge must be discerned from information. The individual does not have the luxury of detachment and must remain consistently, intellectually, and actively involved in the adaptations required to stay truly informed and current.