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Pill Helps Doctors See Digestive Tract

Posted by michael on from the spycam dept.

Bush_man10 writes "RedNova is reporting about a pill loaded with technology similar to a digital camera that allows doctors to view more than 50,000 still images captured as it makes the trip through your small intestine. This is a much better alternative than the old fashioned camera on snaking tubes to check for intestinal troubles. All the images are collected wirelessly through a belt you wear while the pill completes it's fantastic voyage."

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  1. This is one addictive post! by gardyloo · · Score: 2, Funny

    So glad it's wireless. A few years ago they tried this with USB and Firewire -- neither of those projects got funded past the first 10,000 trial runs! (In a manner of speaking...)

  2. Re:I can't wait to see.... by gardyloo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dude, you could send an entire camera crew + generator onna cart in there. Wide format film cameras and everything.

  3. "complete" its voyage? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I would prefer to not see the pill "complete" its "fantastic" voyage.

    thanks.

  4. All I asked for is... by Black+Parrot · · Score: 2, Funny


    ...gerbils with cameras on their heads.

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    Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  5. Next big story: 1 Terapixel Intestinal Pictures! by stienman · · Score: 3, Funny

    tapewyrm writes "I took the 50,000 images my doctor made of my intestinal tract (by hacking into the receiver belt - see the details here) and made them into a panarama view! I think it's the largest digital image made of anyone's digestive tract. I also made it into a 3d shooter, and am looking to sell the rights to my guts. Any takers?" This one $#$@ load of pixels, but is there really a market for such an intimate portrait? We've already got goatse...

    -Adam

  6. one question.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    do they re-use the camera??

    1. Re:one question.. by Muhammar · · Score: 2, Funny

      The camera probe costs as much as a new BMW. But they put a wintergreen flavor on it.

      How about an active, powered probe - a suppository working its way up, getting spat out nice & clean? Could be much faster (hey, stop playing with that remote).

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      I doubt that we will ever figure out - and I suspect that even if we did figure out we couldn't do much about it
  7. And the acronym... by TrebleJunkie · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, you probably already guessed that "M2A" *does* mean "Mouth-to-ass".

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    [Not that this capsule is new. One local health system had this device over a year ago.]

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    Ed R.Zahurak

    You know, oblivion keeps looking better every day.

  8. screenshots by Funky+Jester · · Score: 2, Funny

    dude! here's a screenshot:

    [insert goats.ex link here]

    (I just can't do it; I just can't bring myself to put up the link :P)