Electronic three-dimensional imaging of intestinal endoscopy

Endoscopists, especially those investigating the colon, need to know where the tip of the instrument is and whether the tube is kinking. A three-dimensional real-time imaging system consisting of sensors, within or taped to the endoscope, to detect weak electric currents in a wire grid below the mat...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1993-03, Vol.341 (8847), p.724-725
Main Authors: Williams, C., Saunders, B., Guy, C.N., Gillies, D.F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Colonoscopes
Colonoscopy - methods
Diagnostic Imaging - instrumentation
Diagnostic Imaging - methods
Digestive system
Electric currents
Electrodiagnosis
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Instruments
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical imaging
Medical research
Medical sciences
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Sensors
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Summary:Endoscopists, especially those investigating the colon, need to know where the tip of the instrument is and whether the tube is kinking. A three-dimensional real-time imaging system consisting of sensors, within or taped to the endoscope, to detect weak electric currents in a wire grid below the mattress yields the information needed and should greatly facilitate performance and teaching of endoscopy.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/0140-6736(93)90489-4