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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2014; 20(39): 14472-14478
Published online Oct 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14472
Capsule endoscopy capture rate: Has 4 frames-per-second any impact over 2 frames-per-second?
Ignacio Fernandez-Urien, Cristina Carretero, Erika Borobio, Ana Borda, Emilio Estevez, Sara Galter, Begoña Gonzalez-Suarez, Benito Gonzalez, Marisol Lujan, Jose Luis Martinez, Vanessa Martínez, Pedro Menchén, Javier Navajas, Vicente Pons, Cesar Prieto, Julio Valle
Ignacio Fernandez-Urien, Erika Borobio, Ana Borda, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
Cristina Carretero, Cesar Prieto, Department of Gastroenterology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
Emilio Estevez, Benito Gonzalez, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Juan Canalejo, 26131 La Coruña, Spain
Sara Galter, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Tarrasa, 08509 Barcelona, Spain
Begoña Gonzalez-Suarez, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital del Mar, 08509 Barcelona, Spain
Marisol Lujan, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital General de Valencia, 46367 Valencia, Spain
Jose Luis Martinez, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, 28816 Madrid, Spain
Vanessa Martínez, Vicente Pons, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital La Fe, 46367 Valencia, Spain
Pedro Menchén, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, 28816 Madrid, Spain
Javier Navajas, Julio Valle, Department of Gastroenterology, Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, 45591 Toledo, Spain
Author contributions: Fernandez-Urien I designed the study, included 10 patients, and wrote/edited the manuscript; Carretero C was involved in editing the paper and study design; Borobio E and Borda A collected and analyzed the data; Estevez E, Galter S, Gonzalez-Suarez B, Gonzalez B, Lujan M, Martinez JL, Martínez V, Menchén P, Navajas J and Prieto C included 10 patients and reviewed the videos; Pons V was involved in study design and editing the paper; Valle J reviewed the videos; all authors reviewed the final version of the manuscript, suggested changes and corrections, and were asked to give their permission in order to send it for publishing.
Correspondence to: Ignacio Fernandez-Urien, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de Navarra, c/Irunlarrea 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain. ifurien@yahoo.es
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Received: April 2, 2014
Revised: May 20, 2014
Accepted: June 26, 2014
Published online: October 21, 2014
Core Tip

Core tip: Capsule endoscopy has been demonstrated to be very accurate for small bowel lesions detection. Currently, most capsule endoscopes take 2 frames-per-second. Whether more frames-per-second could increase the diagnostic accuracy has not been previously investigated. The present study demonstrates that more frames per second is time consuming and has a very low impact in clinical and therapeutic management.