An effective localization method for robotic endoscopic capsules using multiple positron emission markers

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1174-1186

  Than, Trung Duc ^a   Alici, Gursel ^a   Harvey, Steven ^b   Okeefe, Graeme ^c   Zhou, Hao ^a   Li, Weihua ^a   Cook, Trent ^d   Alam Fotias, Sharon ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Localization; microrobots; positron emission markers; tracking; wireless capsule endoscopes

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPIC CAPSULE; LOCALIZATION; LOCALIZATION METHOD; MICROROBOTS; POSITRON EMISSION; WIRELESS CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE;

SURFACE DISCHARGES;

EID: 84907812973     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2014.2333111     Document Type: Article

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