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Farajidavar A. Bioelectronics for mapping gut activity. Brain Res 2019; 1693:169-173. [PMID: 29903619 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Gastric peristalsis is initiated and coordinated by an underlying bioelectrical activity, termed slow waves. High-resolution (HR) mapping of the slow waves has become a fundamental tool for accurately defining electrophysiological properties in gastroenterology, including dysrhythmias in gastric disorders such as gastroparesis and functional dyspepsia. Currently, HR mapping is achieved via acquisition of slow waves taken directly from the serosa of fasted subjects undergoing invasive abdominal surgery. Recently, a minimally invasive retractable catheter and electrode has been developed for HR mapping that can only be used in short-term studies in subjects undergoing laparoscopy. Noninvasive mapping has also emerged from multichannel cutaneous electrogastrography; however, it lacks sufficient resolution and is prone to artifacts. Bioelectronics that can map slow waves in conscious subjects, postprandially and long-term, are in high demand. Due to the low signal-to-noise ratio of cutaneous electrogastrography, electrodes for HR mapping of gut activity have to acquire slow waves directly from the gut; hence, development of novel device implantation methods has inevitably accompanied development of the devices themselves. Initial efforts that have paved the way toward achieving these goals have included development of miniature wireless systems with a limited number of acquisition channels using commercially available off-the-shelf electronic components, flexible HR electrodes, and endoscopic methods for minimally invasive device implantation. To further increase the spatial resolution of HR mapping, and to minimize the size and power consumption of the implant for long-term studies, application-specific integrated circuitry, wireless power transfer, and stretchable electronics technologies have had to be integrated into a single system.
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- Aydin Farajidavar
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New York Institute of Technology, Room 226B, Schure Hall, Northern Blvd, Old Westbury, NY 11568-8000, USA.
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Lu Q, Zhang L, Zhao C, Jin H, Wang B, Yadid-Pecht O, Sadowski DC, Mintchev MP. Catheter-based acoustic interrogation device for real-time monitoring of the dynamics of the lower esophageal sphincter: in vitro and pilot canine studies. Physiol Meas 2015; 36:2471-82. [PMID: 26536375 DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/36/12/2471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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This paper presents a novel minimally-invasive catheter-based acoustic interrogation device for real-time monitoring the dynamics of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). Dysfunction of the LES could result gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). A micro-oscillator actively emitting sound wave at 16 kHz is located at one side of the LES, and a miniature microphone is located at the other side of the LES to capture the sound generated from the oscillator. Thus, the dynamics of the opening and closing of the LES can be monitored. The device was tested in vitro by utilizing a custom-designed LES simulator, as well as in vivo in a pilot canine model. In the in vitro test, the sound was captured by the microphone and its strength was correlated with the level of LES opening and closing which was controlled by the simulator. The measurements showed statistically significant (p < 0.05) Pearson correlation coefficients (0.905 on the average in quiet environment and 0.736 on the average in noisy environment, DOF = 9). In the in vivo test, the LES was forced open and closed by a transoral endoscope, which was monitored in real-time by a transpyloric endoscope inserted from the duodenum and positioned into the distal stomach. Frame-by-frame video analysis validated the interrelation between the sound strength and the LES opening and closing. The LES dynamics monitored by the proposed device has the potential to become a valuable minimally-invasive technique for understanding LES dysfunction.
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- Qian Lu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, N.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2N1N4, Canada
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Poscente MD, Wang G, Filip D, Ninova P, Muench G, Yadid-Pecht O, Mintchev MP, Andrews CN. Transcutaneous intraluminal impedance measurement for minimally invasive monitoring of gastric motility: validation in acute canine models. Gastroenterol Res Pract 2014; 2014:691532. [PMID: 25574163 PMCID: PMC4276285 DOI: 10.1155/2014/691532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Transcutaneous intraluminal impedance measurement (TIIM) is a new method to cutaneously measure gastric contractions by assessing the attenuation dynamics of a small oscillating voltage emitted by a battery-powered ingestible capsule retained in the stomach. In the present study, we investigated whether TIIM can reliably assess gastric motility in acute canine models. Methods. Eight mongrel dogs were randomly divided into 2 groups: half received an active TIIM pill and half received an identically sized sham capsule. After 24-hour fasting and transoral administration of the pill (active or sham), two force transducers (FT) were sutured onto the antral serosa at laparotomy. After closure, three standard cutaneous electrodes were placed on the abdomen, registering the transluminally emitted voltage. Thirty-minute baseline recordings were followed by pharmacological induction of gastric contractions using neostigmine IV and another 30-minute recording. Normalized one-minute baseline and post-neostigmine gastric motility indices (GMIs) were calculated and Pearson correlation coefficients (PCCs) between cutaneous and FT GMIs were obtained. Statistically significant GMI PCCs were seen in both baseline and post-neostigmine states. There were no significant GMI PCCs in the sham capsule test. Further chronic animal studies of this novel long-term gastric motility measurement technique are needed before testing it on humans.
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- Michael D. Poscente
- Centre for Bioengineering and Research, University of Calgary, Engineering Complex, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Centre for Bioengineering and Research, University of Calgary, Engineering Complex, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, Engineering Complex, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Division of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, Engineering Complex, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Centre for Bioengineering and Research, University of Calgary, Engineering Complex, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, Engineering Complex, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2B7
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 1N4
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