Scopes too flexible and too stiff

IEEE Pulse

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 26-41

  Loeve, Arjo ^a   Breedveld, Paul ^a   Dankelman, Jenny ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; PLIABILITY;

ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PLIABILITY;

EID: 79952492150     PISSN: 21542287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MPUL.2010.939176     Document Type: Article

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