• DocumentCode
    1586260
  • Title

    Wireless robotic capsule endoscopy: state-of-the-art and challenges

  • Author

    Meng, Max Q -H ; Tao Mei ; Pu, Jiexin ; Hu, Chao ; Wang, Xiaona ; Yawen Chan

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
  • Volume
    6
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    5561
  • Abstract
    This paper surveys the state-of-the-art in wireless capsule endoscopy in terms of commercially available products and prototypes currently under development in research labs worldwide. Challenges facing us in designing and manufacturing active wireless capsule endoscopes are outlined, together with potential methods to tackle them.
  • Keywords
    endoscopes; medical robotics; active capsule endoscopy; micromedical devices; robotic medical devices; wireless robotic capsule endoscopy; Biomedical imaging; Cancer; Colon; Diseases; Endoscopes; Gastrointestinal tract; Intestines; Optical fiber cables; Robots; Stomach;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Intelligent Control and Automation, 2004. WCICA 2004. Fifth World Congress on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8273-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WCICA.2004.1343799
  • Filename
    1343799