Open AccessNon-invasive measurement of pan-colonic pressure over a whole digestive cycle: Clinical applications of a capsule-style manometric system
Author(s) -
Wenqiang Zhang,
Guozheng Yan,
Lian-Zhi Yu,
Xiaoyu Yang
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i47.7690
Subject(s) - capsule , telemetry , ultrasonic sensor , medicine , biomedical engineering , ultrasound , nuclear medicine , biology , radiology , botany , engineering , aerospace engineering
To study the prolonged colonic motility under normal conditions with a novel capsule-style micro-system and to assess its clinical significance.