Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 169-174 , October 2006

Capsule Endoscopy: Ways to Avoid Missing Lesions and to Optimize Diagnostic Yield

  • Jonathan A. Leighton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jonathan A. Leighton, MD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259.
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  • Arthur D. Shiff, MD

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 The authors may have a conflict of interest or financial involvement with this manuscript with Given Imaging (Consulting and Research Support), Olympus (Research Support), and Fujinon (Research Support).

PII: S1096-2883(06)00084-2

doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2006.11.007

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 169-174 , October 2006

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