Gastroenterology
Volume 135, Issue 4 , Pages 1155-1162 , October 2008

New Insight Into Intestinal Motor Function via Noninvasive Endoluminal Image Analysis

  • Carolina Malagelada

      Affiliations

    • Digestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd); Department of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Fosca De Iorio

      Affiliations

    • Digestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd); Department of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Fernando Azpiroz

      Affiliations

    • Digestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd); Department of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Fernando Azpiroz, MD, Digestive System Research Unit, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, 08035-Barcelona, Spain. fax: (34) 93 489 44 56
    • ,
  • Anna Accarino

      Affiliations

    • Digestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd); Department of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Santi Segui

      Affiliations

    • Computer Vision Center, Bellaterra, Spain
    • ,
  • Petia Radeva

      Affiliations

    • Computer Vision Center, Bellaterra, Spain
    • ,
  • Juan–R. Malagelada

      Affiliations

    • Digestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd); Department of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Received 14 April 2008 ,Accepted 26 June 2008.

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 Supported in part by Given Imaging, the Spanish Ministry of Education (Dirección General de Investigación, SAF 2006-03907), the Spanish Ministry of Health (Ayuda para contratos post-formación sanitaria especializada, CM05/00012), and the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (to Ciberehd).

 Financial disclosure and conflicts of interest: Supported in part by Given Imaging. No conflicts of interest exist.

PII: S0016-5085(08)01204-3

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.06.084

Gastroenterology
Volume 135, Issue 4 , Pages 1155-1162 , October 2008

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