The Wide Angle: 10 Ways Bio-Networks Can Improve LifeBy Jonathan Strickland, HowStuffWorks.com
Seeing From the Inside Cameras the size of pills are swallowed and then once inside, take photos of places otherwise hard to image another way.
7. DETECTING AND DIAGNOSING DISEASES EARLIER Biosensor networks will revolutionize the way doctors detect and diagnose diseases and conditions. Many biosensors are either wearable or are otherwise non-invasive, which could prevent the need for exploratory surgery in particularly difficult cases. Other sensors are swallowed. A few medical device developers are making camera pills that, once ingested, measure conditions in the gastro-intestinal tract. The pill transmits data to a monitoring device worn by the patient. Eventually, the pill passes through the body and is excreted. Doctors can review the information collected by the monitoring device and look for signs of diseases like bowel cancer. Testing on human subjects may begin as early as late 2009. More on How Tech Works from |
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