ArticleGut and liver2010
A Pilot Study of Sequential Capsule Endoscopy Using MiroCam and PillCam SB Devices with Different Transmission Technologies.
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- Comparative Study of MiroCam MC2000 and PillCam SB3 in Detecting Small Bowel Bleeding: A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Crossover Study.Gut and liver · 2025Trial
- Review of Gastrointestinal Capsule Robots: Materials, Actuation, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Advancing Small Bowel Imaging: Dual-Camera Capsule Endoscopy in Real-World Bleeding Evaluation.Gut and liver · 2025Article
- Long-term follow-up of children with Crohn's disease and small bowel mucosal lesions detected through video capsule endoscopy.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2025Article
- Capsule Enteroscopy Using the MirocamLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Video Capsule Endoscopy and Device-Assisted Enteroscopy.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2022Review
- Assessment of the Role of a Second Evaluation of Capsule Endoscopy Recordings to Improve Diagnostic Yield and Patient Management.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology · 2022Article
- A New Active Locomotion Capsule Endoscopy under Magnetic Control and Automated Reading Program.Clinical endoscopy · 2020Article
- Gastrointestinal diagnosis using non-white light imaging capsule endoscopy.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2019Review
- Optimising the performance and interpretation of small bowel capsule endoscopy.Frontline gastroenterology · 2018Review
- Diagnostic Benefit of Simultaneous Capsule Endoscopy Using Two Different Systems.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2018Article
- Current state of micro-robots/devices as substitutes for screening colonoscopy: assessment based on technology readiness levels.Surgical endoscopy · 2016Review
- Comparison of the diagnostic yield and outcomes between standard 8 h capsule endoscopy and the new 12 h capsule endoscopy for investigating small bowel pathology.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Article
- Effect of longer battery life on small bowel capsule endoscopy.World journal of gastroenterology · 2015Article
- A pilot trial of ambulatory monitoring of gastric motility using a modified magnetic capsule endoscope.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2014Article
- Small-bowel capsule endoscopy: a ten-point contemporary review.World journal of gastroenterology · 2013Review
- The role of capsule endoscopy after negative CT enterography in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.European radiology · 2012Article
- Training in Capsule Endoscopy: Are We Lagging behind?Gastroenterology research and practice · 2012Article
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Abstract
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aimsStudies have investigated the use of different types of radiofrequency capsules for comparison or sequential capsule endoscopy, but none have compared the MiroCam device - which utilizes a novel data transmission technology - with other capsules. This study compared the feasibility of sequential capsule endoscopy using the MiroCam and PillCam SB devices, which employ different transmission technologies.
methodsPatients with diseases requiring capsule endoscopy were enrolled. After a 12-hour fast, one randomly selected capsule was swallowed. The second capsule was swallowed once fluoroscopy had indicated that the first capsule had migrated below the gastric outlet.
resultsThe total operating time in 24 patients was 702+/-60 min (mean+/-SD) for the MiroCam and 446+/-28 min for the PillCam SB (p<0.0001). The rate of a complete examination to the cecum was 83.3% for the MiroCam and 58.3% for the PillCam SB (p=0.031). Diagnostic yields for the MiroCam, PillCam SB, and sequential capsule endoscopy were 45.8%, 41.7%, and 50.0%, respectively. The agreement rate between the two capsules was 87.5%, with a kappa value of 0.74. Electrical interference in data transmission between the two capsules was not observed, but temporary visual interferences were observed in seven patients (29.2%).
conclusionsSequential capsule endoscopy with the MiroCam and PillCam SB produced slight but nonsignificant increases in the diagnostic yield, and the two capsules did not exhibit electrical interference. A larger trial is necessary for elucidating the usefulness of sequential capsule endoscopy.
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