Bernardas Rimkus, Dileta Rutkauskaitė, Saulius Mikalauskas, Algirdas Edvardas Tamošiūnas, Kęstutis Strupas

Abstract

This year Israelian scientists presented the new diagnostic test- Check Cap (Mount Carmel, Israel) – in Digestive Disease Week2014 in Chicago. Check Cap test combines capsule endoscopy andvirtual colonoscopy. It generates high definition three dimensionpictures, utilizes a novel ultra-low dose (0.03 mSv) low energy(56-70 keV) X-ray based imaging technology, and does not requirecolon cleaning.

Keyword(s): Check Cap capsule, capsule endoscopy, methods of colorectal cancer diagnostic
DOI: 10.5200/sm-hs.2014.122
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