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Capsule-Based Measurements of Gastrointestinal Impedance

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Gastrointestinal (GI) impedance carries useful information about the physiology of GI organs. This chapter presents the development and applications of impedance measuring techniques for the diagnosis of diseases affecting different GI organs. Following this, several new concepts of encapsulating catheter-based GI monitoring systems are introduced, among them, a novel gastric-retentive impedance measurement system known as transcutaneous intraluminal impedance measurements (TIIM), are explained in the second section of this chapter. Finally, the main advantages of capsule-based GI impedance measurements are discussed.

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  1. Centre for Bioengineering and Research, University of Calgary, Engineering Complex, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada

    Gang Wang, Michael D. Poscente & Martin P. Mintchev

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, Engineering Complex, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada

    Dobromir Filip & Martin P. Mintchev

  3. Division of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada

    Christopher N. Andrews

  4. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada

    Martin P. Mintchev

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Wang, G., Filip, D., Poscente, M.D., Andrews, C.N., Mintchev, M.P. (2015). Capsule-Based Measurements of Gastrointestinal Impedance. In: Sawan, M. (eds) Handbook of Biochips. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6623-9_17-1

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