Navigation of a robotic capsule endoscope with a novel ultrasound tracking system

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 1415-1423

  Gumprecht, Jan D J ^a   Lueth, Tim C ^a   Khamesee, Mir Behrad ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSULE ENDOSCOPES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; SONOGRAPHIC IMAGES; SPECIFIC LOCATION; SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS; THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION; TWO DEGREES OF FREEDOM; ULTRASOUND TRACKING;

ENDOSCOPY; ROBOTICS; TRACKING (POSITION); ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ROBOTS;

EID: 84883455002     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-013-1828-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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