An integrated system for wireless capsule endoscopy in a liquid-distended stomach

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 794-804

  De Falco, Iris ^a   Tortora, Giuseppe ^a   Dario, Paolo ^a   Menciassi, Arianna ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active capsule; on board actuation; painless gastroscopy; wireless capsule endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CAPSULE; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; GRAPHICAL INTERFACE; INTEGRATION PROCESS; LIQUID ENVIRONMENT; ON-BOARD ACTUATION; PAINLESS GASTROSCOPY; WIRELESS CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY;

COMPUTER VISION; INTEGRATED CONTROL; LIQUIDS; VIDEO STREAMING;

ENDOSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENDOSCOPIST; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LAMINAR FLOW; LIQUID; LOCOMOTION; POWER SUPPLY; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH VOLUME; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ANIMALS; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASTROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STOMACH; SWINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84896879219     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2013.2290018     Document Type: Article

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