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SUBMITTER: Lucarini G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4551543 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lucarini Gioia G Mura Marco M Ciuti Gastone G Rizzo Rocco R Menciassi Arianna A
Journal of medical and biological engineering 20150806 4
The gastrointestinal tract is home of some of the most deadly human diseases. The main problems are related to the difficulty of accessing it for diagnosis or intervention and concomitant patient discomfort. The flexible endoscopy technique has established itself in medical practice due to its high diagnostic accuracy and reliability; however, several technical limitations still remain and the procedure is poorly tolerated by patients. The use of magnetic fields to control and steer endoscopic c ...[more]