Controlled navigation of endoscopic capsules: Concept and preliminary experimental investigations

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2028-2036

  Carpi, Federico ^a   Galbiati, Stefano ^a   Carpi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capsule; Endoscope; Endoscopic; Endoscopy; Magnetic; Motion control; Navigation; Wireless

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; ELASTOMERS; ENDOSCOPY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MOTION CONTROL; PATIENT TREATMENT; ROTATION; SILICONES;

DIGESTIVE TUBES; ENDOSCOPIC CAPSULES; MAGNETIC SHELLS;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE;

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPES; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETICS; MICROMANIPULATION; MOTION; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 35548981335     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2007.894729     Document Type: Article

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