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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Control and Automation, 2004. WCICA 2004. Fifth World Congress on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8273-0
DOI :
10.1109/WCICA.2004.1343799