Method for determining measured data from the stomach of a patient

Abstract

In a method to obtain measurement data from the stomach of a patient using an endoscope, a degassed aqueous drink solution is administered to the stomach of the patient and the measurement data are acquired with the degassed aqueous drink solution present in the stomach.

I claim as my invention: 
     
         1 . A method for acquiring measurement data from the stomach of a patient, comprising the steps of:
 degassing an aqueous drink solution by preparing said aqueous drink solution isotonically, and thereafter administering the degassed aqueous drink solution to the stomach of a patient; and   acquiring measurement data from the stomach of the patient using a camera contained in an endoscope with said degassed aqueous drink solution present in the stomach of the patient during the acquisition of the measurement data.   
     
     
         2 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  comprising preparing said aqueous drink solution isotonically by adding NaCl thereto. 
     
     
         3 . A method as claimed in  claim 1  comprising acquiring said measurement data by magnetically guiding said capsule endoscope in the stomach of the patient using an extracorporeally-applied magnetic field.