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Title: A Little Pill Takes Imaging into Inner Space

Author: Meacham, Stacey Article Type: Product Analysis
Source: Advanced Imaging, v21 n8 p44(2) Publication Date: Sep 2006
  ISSN: 1042-0711
  Illustrations: Output Samples
URL of Publication: http://www.advancedimagingmag.com

Given Imaging's PillCam SB is an ingestible video camera that evaluates the small intestine, and the PillCam ESO does the same for the esophagus. Images are sent wirelessly from the disposable capsule-camera to a data recorder that is worn by the patient. Another capsule system is available from Olympus in Europe and is close to clearance and availability in the U.S. The minute imaging systems are about the size of a big vitamin pill and eliminate the need for costly invasive procedures used to diagnose and evaluate diseases of the esophagus, small intestine, and GI tract. With the acquisition of Photobyte, Micron Technology decided to keep a project going that involved the disposable capsule project from Given Imaging. Micron was impressed with the straightforward architecture and usage models for doctors, which meant lower costs to insurance companies. A 1.75 micron pixel CMOS-based image sensor has been developed that shrinks pixels to improve the low noise performance of the sensor and to help the company reach a scale where the top end can be reduced by a particular percent to reduce noise scale by the same percent and maintain a high dynamic range. An advanced PillCam SB will acquire 4FPS and have a longer operational time, and the PillCam ESO cameras send 14 color images per second as the capsule move through the esophagus.

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Given Imaging Ltd

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PillCam

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