Tethered Capsule Detects GI Tract Disease, Harvard Medical School Study
A method for imaging and characterizing the oesophageal wall using a tethered capsule has been developed by researchers from Harvard Medical School and Strasbourg University. The technology, which uses optical coherence tomography (OCT), may provide a simple and convenient method for diagnosing upper gastrointestinal tract diseases such as Barrett's oesophagus (Biomed. Opt. Express 7 409).
The diagnosis and subsequent treatment of many diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract often call for endoscopic examination.
The diagnosis and subsequent treatment of many diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract often call for endoscopic examination.