title: Wireless endoscopy in 2020: Will it still be a capsule?
abstract: Currently, the major problem of all existing commercial capsule devices is the lack of control of movement. In the future, with an interface application, the clinician will be able to stop and direct the device into points of interest for detailed inspection/diagnosis, and therapy delivery. This editorial presents current commercially-available new designs, European projects and delivery capsule and gives an overview of the progress required and progress that will be achieved -according to the opinion of the authors- in the next 5 year leading to 2020.
authors.affiliation: Anastasios Koulaouzidis, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Endoscopy Unit, EH16 4SA Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koulaouzidis
authors.affiliation: Anastasios Koulaouzidis, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Endoscopy Unit, EH16 4SA Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Dimitris K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Iakovidis
authors.affiliation: Anastasios Koulaouzidis, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Endoscopy Unit, EH16 4SA Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karargyris
authors.affiliation: Anastasios Koulaouzidis, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Endoscopy Unit, EH16 4SA Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rondonotti
mesh_terms: D053705:Capsule Endoscopes / Q000639:trends*; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008904:Miniaturization; D049329:Nanostructures; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000639:trends*
keywords: Capsule endoscopy; Development; Future; Hardware