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Pill-sized device provides rapid, detailed imaging of esophageal lining

Pill-sized device provides rapid, detailed imaging of esophageal lining | Longevity science | Scoop.it

Physicians may soon have a new way to screen patients for Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition usually caused by chronic exposure to stomach acid. Researchers at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed an imaging system enclosed in a capsule about the size of a multivitamin pill that creates detailed, microscopic images of the esophageal wall.

 

The system has several advantages over traditional endoscopy.

 

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Soft squishy robots could replace pill cameras and invasive endoscopes

Soft squishy robots could replace pill cameras and invasive endoscopes | Longevity science | Scoop.it

A magnetic capsule robot may replace endoscopy thanks to work being done at Carnegie Mellon University's Nanorobotics lab.

 

The lab has received funding to develop a squishy robotic capsule that can be controlled while inside the body. The capsule could replace invasive endoscopes by performing camera imaging, drug injection, tissue sampling, and more.

 

FDA-approved pill cameras have been in use since 2001, but they can only perform imaging, and move through the body naturally. Robotic devices would have the ability to to stop, back up, deliver drugs, or perform biopsies.

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