Capsule endoscopy: From current achievements to open challenges

IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 59-72

  Ciuti, Gastone ^a   Menciassi, Arianna ^a   Dario, Paolo ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoscopy of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract; medical robots; passive and active locomotion capsule and vision; wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE)

Indexed keywords

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GI TRACT; MEDICAL ROBOTS; PASSIVE DEVICES; RESEARCH GROUPS; STATE OF THE ART; SWALLOWABLE DEVICES; WIRELESS CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; WIRELESS CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY (WCE);

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM;

ENDOSCOPY;

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; SOFTWARE; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84855923025     PISSN: 19373333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/RBME.2011.2171182     Document Type: Article

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