Diamagnetically stabilized levitation control of an intraluminal magnetic capsule

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 763-777

  Lam, Michael ^a   Mintchev, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capsule endoscopy; Feedbackcontrolled levitation; Magnetic navigation system; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETS; MAGNETIC LEVITATION; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; PHYSIOLOGY; POSITION CONTROL;

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; FEEDBACKCONTROLED LEVITATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUIDING SYSTEMS; INTRALUMINAL; LEVITATION CONTROL; MAGNETIC CAPSULE; MAGNETIC NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; REAL- TIME; REAL-TIME DIAGNOSIS;

ENDOSCOPY;

BISMUTH; COPPER;

ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; MAGNET; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROCAPSULE; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MAGNETISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERISTALSIS;

EID: 70349783406     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/30/8/003     Document Type: Article

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