Role of capsule endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease: Anything new?

Table 1 Characteristics of available capsule endoscopy systems for the study of inflammatory bowel disease

	SB CE	Colon CE	PillCam CrohnÒ
	(Pillcam SB3Ò)
Dimensions	26 mm × 11 mm	32 mm × 11 mm	32.3 mm ± 0.5 mm × 11.6 mm
Weight	3.0 g	2.9 g	2.9 g
Camera	One	2-one at each end	2-one at each end
Field of view	156º ISO-8600-3	344º: 172° ISO-8600-3 per camera	344º: 172° ISO-8600-3 per camera
Frame rate	2-6 fps (2-6)	4-35 fps (AFR)	4-35 fps (AFR)
operating time	≥ 8 or longer (max.15)	10 h	Minimum of 10 hr
Operating temperature	20-40 ºC	20-40 ºC	20-40 ºC

SB: Small bowel; CE: Capsule endoscopy; AFR: Adaptative frame rate; fps: Frames per second.