Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that allows doctors to use a small, wireless camera to view your digestive tract. Learn about how it’s done, what to expect, and more.

Capsule endoscopy uses a wireless camera encased in a pill capsule to take pictures of the GI tract. The size of the capsules varies, but they are approximately 1.1 centimeters (cm) by 1.6 cm.

Capsule endoscopy. A capsule endoscopy is a test that looks at the inside of your bowel. This is also called a video capsule endoscopy. You might have a capsule endoscopy if you have symptoms of bowel ...

Capsule endoscopy. For this type of endoscopy, you swallow a capsule that contains a camera. The capsule is about the size of a vitamin pill.

The camera-equipped capsule can spot several ailments, such as bleeding, inflammation, and blemishes. Additionally, it can send films and photographs automatically for later evaluation.

When the procedure is over, NaviCam can pass through the patient’s digestive tract like a typical endoscopy capsule. An image captured by NaviCam that reveals mild gastritis. Credit: Meltzer et ...

The procedure is called capsule endoscopy, ... the magnet-driven camera capsule proved it could reach most places in a stomach with a 95 percent rate of visualization.

James O’Neill (15) with Gugu Matshazi, CHI at Crumlin's clinical nurse manager for capsule endoscopy, and a pill camera which, when swallowed, will send photos of James's gastrointestinal tract ...

Capsule endoscopy (using a 'camera-pill') can capture views deep within the small intestine, but the doctors who read the results may often fail to spot abnormalities, a small study suggests.