Volume 119, Issue 6, Pages 1431-1438 (December 2000) A randomized trial comparing wireless capsule endoscopy with push enteroscopy for the detection of small-bowel lesions Mark Appleyard, *, Zvi Fireman, ‡, Arkady Glukhovsky, §, Harold Jacob, §, Reuven Shreiver, ∥, Srinathan Kadirkamanathan, *, Alexandra Lavy, ¶, Schlomo Lewkowicz, §, Eytan Scapa, #, Rona Shofti, **, Paul Swain, *, Assaf Zaretsky, ** Gastroenterology Volume 119, Issue 6, Pages 1431-1438 (December 2000) DOI: 10.1053/gast.2000.20844 Copyright © 2000 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 (A) A schematic diagram of the capsule endoscope. 1, optical dome; 2, short focal length lens; 3, white LEDs; 4, CMOS imager; 5, battery; 6, transmitter; 7, antenna. (B) A photograph of the capsule endoscope. Gastroenterology 2000 119, 1431-1438DOI: (10.1053/gast.2000.20844) Copyright © 2000 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 X-ray of the (A) enteroscope and (B) delivery device inserting the capsule (c) into the duodenum (D) past the first bead. (E) Radiopaque markers indicating bead location. Gastroenterology 2000 119, 1431-1438DOI: (10.1053/gast.2000.20844) Copyright © 2000 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Capsule endoscope images of (A) normal small-bowel mucosa, (B) a multifaceted green bead, (C) a round white bead with black markings, (D) a submucosal polypoidal bulge in the jejunum, (E) plastic in the cecum, (F) an Ascaris worm with its GI tract visible, (G) black hair, and (H) 2 small superficial ulcers in the jejunum. Gastroenterology 2000 119, 1431-1438DOI: (10.1053/gast.2000.20844) Copyright © 2000 American Gastroenterological Association Terms and Conditions