Scientific publications

I. Essential Publications

1. Marlen G. Deneva, Anguel Marintchev, Orly Yadid-Pecht, Michel Fattouche, Robert C. Bray, Martin P. Mintchev

Temporary Controllable Pseudobezoars: Non-Invasive Alternative to Surgical Gastric Volume Reduction for the Treatment of Obesity

Gastroenterology, Volume 142, Issue 5, Supplement 1, Page S-131, 2012.
Presented on: Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2012, San Diego, CA, USA, May 19 – 22, 2012.
Lecture by Professor Martin P. Mintchev on the opening day of DDW 2012, San Diego, USA.

2. Deneva MG, Yadid-Pecht O, Fattouche M, Mintchev MP.

Utilization of Temporary Controllable Intragastric Pseudobezoars for the Treatment of Obesity

Current Obesity Reports, 1(2), рр. 68-74, 2012.

3. Mintchev MP, Deneva MG, Yadid-Pecht O, Fattouche M, and Bray RC.

Pseudofood (Temporary Controllable Gastric Pseudobezoars) as an Alternative to Intragastric Balloons for the Treatment of Obesity: Results from a Chronic Human Study

Presented on: The Obesity Society: 28th Annual Scientific Meeting 2010, San Diego, CA, USA, October 8-12, 2010.

4. Mintchev, M.P., Deneva, M.G., Aminkov, B.I., Fattouche, M., Yadid-Pecht, O., Bray, R.C.

Pilot study of temporary controllable gastric pseudobezoars for dynamic non-invasive gastric volume reduction

Physiological Measurement, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page(s) 131-144, 2010.

5. Mintchev, M.P., Deneva, M.G., Aminkov, B.I., Fattouche, M., Yadid-Pecht, O., Bray, R.C.

Pilot Studies of Temporary Controllable Gastric Pseudobezoars (Pseudofood) as an Alternative to Bariatric Surgery for the Treatment of Obesity

Gastroenterology 138 (5/1), p. S-755, 2010


II. Supplementary Publications Related to the Pseudobezoar Technology

1. Martin P. Mintchev

Gastric electrical stimulation for the treatment of obesity: from entrainment to bezoars – a functional review

ISRN Gastroenterology, Volume 2013, 15 pages, 2013.
Article ID 434706

2. Poscente, Michael D.; Hussain, Anas; Filip, Dobromir; Andrews, Christopher N.; Mintchev, Martin P.

Transcutaneous Intraluminal Impedance Measurements (TIIM): A New Minimally-Invasive Technique for Long-Term Monitoring of Gastric Motility

Gastroenterology, Volume 144, Issue 5 – Supplement 1 , p. S-737-S-738, 2013.
Elsevier Science; ISSN: 0016-5085, DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(13)62738-9

3. Dobromir Filip, Orly Yadid-Pecht, Christopher N. Andrews, and Martin P. Mintchev

Improved video quality and reliability with self-stabilizing colon capsule endoscopy: pilot study in acute canine models

Gastroenterology, Volume 140, Issue 5, Supplement 1: 2011 DDW Abstract Supplement, Pages S-119-S-119, 2011.
2011 – Elsevier , Copyright ©Copyright © 2011 AGA

4. Dobromir Filip, Orly Yadid-Pecht, Christopher N. Andrews, and Martin P. Mintchev

Self-stabilizing colonic capsule endoscopy: Pilot study of acute canine models

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Volume: 30 , Issue: 12 ,Page(s): 2115 – 2125, 2011.
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TMI.2011.2163165

5. Dobromir Filip, Orly Yadid-Pecht, Christopher N. Andrews, and Martin P. Mintchev

Design, implementation, and testing of a miniature self-stabilizing capsule endoscope with wireless image transmission capabilities

International Journal: Information Technologies & Knowledge, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page(s) 3 – 25, 2011

6. Dobromir Filip, Marjan Eggermont, Jacquelyn Nagel, C. N. Andrews, Orly Yadid-Pecht, Martin P. Mintchev

Electronic Stool (E-Stool): A Novel Self-stabilizing Video Capsule Endoscope for Reliable Non-Invasive Colonic Imaging

Proc. ASME. 54884, Volume 2: Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering; Nanoengineering for Medicine and Biology IMECE2011-62714 pp. 711-722; (January 1, 2011)
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1115/IMECE2011-62714
Presented on: ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Denver, Colorado, USA, November 11-17, 2011.

7. Dobromir Filip, Orly Yadid-Pecht, and Martin P. Mintchev

Progress in self-stabilizing capsules for imaging of the large intestine

IEEE Conference Publications, Electronics, Circuits, and Systems (ICECS), 2010 : 17th IEEE International Conference, Page(s): 231 – 234, 2010.
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/ICECS.2010.5724496