Capsule Endoscope

Preferred Label : Capsule Endoscope;

NCIt related terms : wireless capsule endoscope;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A device used to look at tissues in the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. It is a capsule with a lens, a light, a camera, a radio transmitter, and a battery inside. The patient swallows the capsule and it takes video pictures of the inner walls of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines as it travels through the digestive tract. The pictures are sent to a small wireless receiver that is worn on the waist of the patient and are later viewed on a computer. The capsule endoscope is passed from the body in the stool.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000657831; CDR0000657832;

Details

Origin ID

C93054;

UMLS CUI

C1721049;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Capsule endoscopy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- capsule endoscopy [MeSH Descriptor]
- endoscopic capsules [EMDN type]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- capsule endoscopes [MeSH Descriptor]
- capsule endoscopes [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- capsule endoscopes [MeSH concept]
- capsule endoscopes [MeSH Descriptor]

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