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Once the patient has swallowed the magnetically guided endoscope capsule they are positioned so that their stomach is located in the center of an artificially generated magnetic field (Image: Siemens)
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Stomach examinations may soon become more comfortable and less invasive with the development of a magnetically guided capsule endoscope. Jointly developed by Olympus and Siemens, the capsule is swallowed by the patient and wirelessly transmits high-res, real-time images from inside the stomach while the doctor navigates using a joystick.
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