Colon capsule endoscopy: A new method of investigating the large bowel

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-352

  Iobagiu, Silviu ^a   Ciobanu, Lidia ^a   Pascu, Oliviu ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Colon; Colon capsule; Colonoscopy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON CANCER; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; RECTUM POLYP; SCREENING;

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS;

EID: 54349128654     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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