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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2006; 12(47): 7690-7694
Published online Dec 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i47.7690
Non-invasive measurement of pan-colonic pressure over a whole digestive cycle: Clinical applications of a capsule-style manometric system
Wen-Qiang Zhang, Guo-Zheng Yan, Lian-Zhi Yu, Xin-Qing Yang
Wen-Qiang Zhang, Guo-Zheng Yan, Lian-Zhi Yu, Institute of Medical Precise Instrumentation, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Xin-Qing Yang, Department of Anorectology, Chaoyang Hospital affiliated to Capital University of Medical sciences, Beijing 100020, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the High Technology Research and Development Program of China, No. 2004AA404013
Correspondence to: Wen-Qiang Zhang, Institute of Medical Precise Instrumentation, Shanghai Jiaotong University, No. 800, Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China. zwq2006@hotmail.com
Telephone: +86-21-34204435 Fax: +86-21-34204434
Received: August 2, 2006
Revised: October 20, 2006
Accepted: October 28, 2006
Published online: December 21, 2006
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