Abstract :
No longer the stuff of science fiction, the latest capsule endoscopes are capable of exploring the innermost reaches of the human gastro-intestinal tract. This article provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in capsule endoscopes, which include miniature cameras and biochemical sensors.
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; biomedical engineering; biomedical equipment; biomedical optical imaging; biosensors; chemical sensors; endoscopes; image sensors; ion sensitive field effect transistors; microsensors; video cameras; ISFET; biochemical sensors; human gastro-intestinal tract; ion-sensitive field-effect transistor; miniature cameras; wireless capsule endoscopes;