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Endoscopy 2005; 37(10): 951-959
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870329
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Capsule Endoscopy Structured Terminology (CEST): Proposal of a Standardized and Structured Terminology for Reporting Capsule Endoscopy Procedures

L.  Y.  Korman1 , M.  Delvaux2 , G.  Gay2 , F.  Hagenmuller3 , M.  Keuchel3 , S.  Friedman4 , M.  Weinstein1 , M.  Shetzline5 , D.  Cave6 , R.  de Franchis7 , Given Capsule Endoscopy Standard Working Group
  • 1Division of Gastroenterology, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
  • 2Dept. of Internal Medicine and Digestive Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
  • 3Division of Gastroenterology, Dept. of Medicine I, Altona General Hospital, Hamburg, Germany
  • 4Given Imaging, Inc., Yoqneam, Israel
  • 5Dept. of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
  • 6Dept. of Gastroenterology, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • 7Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Service, Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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27 September 2005 (online)

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This Capsule Endoscopy Structured Terminology (CEST) is a copyrighted work, protected by United States and worldwide copyright laws and treaties. Users of the CEST are hereby granted a free license to use, copy or distribute the CEST in connection with supporting a structured terminology for capsule endoscopy, subject to the following conditions:

1. This copyright and terms of use notice must be displayed on each and every copy of the CEST, on all manuals and other materials used in connection with the CEST, including without limitation electronic media (i. e., disks, CD-ROMs, etc.), and in all text files loaded onto electronic media or the Internet. Such copyright and terms of use notice shall not be removed, obscured, modified or otherwise hidden. All references to the CEST, in whole or in part, shall properly cite the CEST as the source for such reference. Proper citation shall read “Capsule Endoscopy Structured Terminology (CEST), Endoscopy 2005; 37: 951 - 959 (February 16, 2002 © Given Imaging Ltd.)”.

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