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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. i would prefer the snake by paulydavis · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I would have the old preceedure. What if the camera missed something. With video and a doctor I think you would have a better chance. Though 50 thousand pics is alot. Im not a doctor but maybe 50,000 is enough to look for what ever there looking for. Still better safe than sorry.

  2. Re:Great idea, one major disadvantage... by quinkin · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Hrmmm, I had pondered this exact issue at the point that I first saw this technology.

    I think without developments in computer based image anomaly detection this will continue to be an enormous problem in terms of manpower and time; and even then there will be problems (computers suck at being intelligent).

    Glad your gramps came though - mine didn't. :(

    Q.

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