Development and applications of a gastrointestinal monitoring microsystem based on the smart capsule / 中国医疗器械杂志
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation
;
(6): 366-368, 2006.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-355377
ABSTRACT
A newly-developed gastrointestinal (GI) monitoring system based on a smart capsule is presented in the paper. The unprecedented 130-200 hours battery life and smaller size (10 mm x 20 mm) allows the physician to get total pan-colonic measurements of high-amplitude propagating contractions (HAPCs). To test the in vivo performance of the monitoring system, 15 healthy volunteers and 10 patients with slow transportation constipation (STC) participate in this study. The average of HAPCs occurred in patients is significantly lower than in volunteers (12.4 +/- 3.3 vs. 18.5 +/- 3.7 p = 0.013). The system provides a useful tool for STC diagnosis and treatments of patients.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Physiology
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Colon
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Constipation
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Diagnosis
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Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System
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Equipment Design
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Manometry
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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