Surgical evaluation of a novel tethered robotic capsule endoscope using micro-patterned treads

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2862-2869

  Sliker, Levin J ^a   Kern, Madalyn D ^a   Schoen, Jonathan A ^b   Rentschler, Mark E ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal endoscopy; In vivo mobility; Natural orifice surgery; Robotic capsule endoscope

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTIC CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; SWINE;

EID: 84871616320     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2271-y     Document Type: Article

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