Current and future applications of the capsule camera

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Qureshi, WA [1 ]
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[1] Baylor Coll Med, Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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10.1038/nrd1385
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
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Scientific advances in areas such as nanotechnology and gene therapy promise to revolutionize the way we discover and develop drugs, as well as how we diagnose and treat disease. The 'camera in a pill' is one recent development that is generating considerable interest. Until recently, only the proximal ( oesophagus, stomach and duodenum) and the distal ( colon) portions of the gastrointestinal tract were easily visible using available technology. The twenty feet or so of small intestine in between these two portions was essentially unreachable. This hurdle might soon be overcome.
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