Title :
Innovative RF localization for wireless video capsule endoscopy
Author :
Vitas, Igor ; Zrno, Damir ; SÌŒimunicÌ, Dina ; Prasad, Ranga
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng. & Comput., Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract :
Radiofrequency (RF) localization is used in many fields of daily routine of almost everyone. It is becoming crucial application in many fields, starting from industry to everyday life. Location is calculated using radio waves in many applications such as GPS system, indoor localization using WLAN system, localization based on mobile network parameters like A-GPS system, or localization in warehouses using RFID tags. In this work, we present radiofrequency localization of endoscopic smart pill inside human body used for visual imaging of human gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This kind of visual imaging can bring significant benefit to the medical doctors and patients, if there would be a possibility to localize the pill, while moving through the GI tract. Frequency band proposed for this application is MedRadio band (401 - 406 MHz) and ISM band (2.4 GHz). Finally, the patients and medical staff would welcome standardization in the field of endoscopic pill and its localization.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; endoscopes; standardisation; A-GPS system; GI tract; GPS system; ISM band; MedRadio band; RFID tags; WLAN system; endoscopic smart pill; frequency 2.4 GHz; frequency 401 MHz to 406 MHz; human gastrointestinal tract; indoor localization; innovative RF localization; mobile network parameters; radio waves; radiofrequency localization; standardization; visual imaging; warehouses; wireless video capsule endoscopy; Biological system modeling; Mathematical model; Propagation losses; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Receiving antennas; ageing and ambient assisted living; health care; standards in healthcare services;
Conference_Titel :
ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference: Living in a converged world - Impossible without standards?, Proceedings of the 2014
Conference_Location :
St. Petersburg
DOI :
10.1109/Kaleidoscope.2014.6858468
