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Editorial

Grand challenges in magnetic capsule endoscopy

Federico Carpi School of Engineering & Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK
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Hasan Shaheed School of Engineering & Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK. [email protected]
Pages 433-436 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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