First clinical trial of the "MiRo" capsule endoscope by using a novel transmission technology: electric-field propagation

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-259

  Bang, Seungmin ^a   Park, Jeong Youp ^a   Jeong, Seok ^a   Kim, Young Ho ^a   Shim, Han Bo ^a   Kim, Tae Song ^a   Lee, Don Haeng ^a   Song, Si Young ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE;

ADULT; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAFETY;

EID: 58649097129     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.04.033     Document Type: Article

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