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In clinical applications endoscopy techniques are widely used to observe the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract organs. Despite the gastroscopy is one of the most used diagnostic tool to examinate numerous GI pathologies, it’s still an invasive and no patient friendly procedure, requiring full anesthesia and painkillers administration after the examination. In the last decades, the possibility to perform endoscopic analysis without using the wired endoscope has emerged, thanks to the introduction of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy (WCE). The possibility of integrating additional diagnostic and therapeutic modalities can potentially enhance WCE technology. In the framework of PING project (funded by Lazio region, Italy), this work presents a numerical study on the feasibility of electrodes integration within the capsule, to measure enteric neuronal activity (neural sensing), to deepen its role in functional gastrointestinal disorders.
