Design and implementation of a wireless capsule suitable for autofluorescence intensity detection in biological tissues

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-62

  Al Rawhani, Mohammed A ^a   Chitnis, Danial ^b   Beeley, James ^a   Collins, Steve ^b   Cumming, David R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence (AF) endoscopy; endoscopic capsule; noninvasive diagnosis; single photon avalanche diode detector (SPAD)

Indexed keywords

AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; CHARGE PUMP; CMOS PROCESSS; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; CONTROL UNIT; EMISSION PEAKS; ENDOSCOPIC CAPSULE; FLAVIN ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; GEIGER MODES; HIGH-VOLTAGES; INTENSITY DETECTION; MINIATURIZED SYSTEMS; NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS; PHOTON DETECTION EFFICIENCY; SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE; TRIPLE WELL; WIRELESS CAPSULE;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ENDOSCOPY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MAMMALS; TISSUE;

APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FIELD EMISSION; ILLUMINATION; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; INTESTINE; INTESTINE TISSUE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MAMMAL; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PUMP; RADIATION DETECTOR; SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE DETECTOR;

ANIMALS; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPTICAL IMAGING; PHOTONS; SHEEP;

EID: 84871803577     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2012.2222641     Document Type: Article

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