A robotic endoscope based on minimally invasive locomotion and wireless techniques for human colon

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 256-267

  Gao, Peng ^a   Yan, Guozheng ^a   Wang, Zhiwu ^a   Wang, Kundong ^a   Jiang, Pingping ^a   Zhou, Yilu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Colon; Minimally invasive locomotion; Robotic endoscope; Wireless techniques

Indexed keywords

ROBOTS; TISSUE;

COLON; ENERGY MONITORING; HUMAN COLON; LOCOMOTION TECHNIQUE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE LOCOMOTION; ROBOTIC ENDOSCOPE; SEMI-RIGID; WIRELESS ROBOTICS; WIRELESS TECHNIQUES;

ENDOSCOPY;

ARTICLE; COLON; ENDOSCOPY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICIAN; ROBOTICS; SWINE; VIDEORECORDER; VISCOELASTICITY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL; DEVICES; ELASTICITY; ENDOSCOPE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MOTION; PIG; PROCEDURES; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE; SURGERY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; COLON; ELASTICITY; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MOTION; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SWINE; VIDEO RECORDING; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 80051938265     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.389     Document Type: Article

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