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| August 30, 2001 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Raja Mishra

Aug. 30--A medical revolution unfolded in Richard Dufresne's intestines yesterday.

A small capsule equipped with a camera spent eight hours sliding through his digestive tract, sending pictures every second. His doctor at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center was hoping that the new M2A Swallowable Imaging Capsule, approved for experimental use by the federal government just two weeks ago, might photograph the cause of the mysterious bleeding in his gut.

"It's like that show ... What was it called? Oh yeah, `Fantastic Voyage,"' said Dufresne, 48, referring to the 1966 Raquel Welch film in which scientists are miniaturized and sent into a patient's bloodstream.

The Woonsocket, R.I., man was in good humor…

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