Novel optimization-based design and surgical evaluation of a treaded robotic capsule colonoscope

GA Formosa, JM Prendergast… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic capsule endoscopes (RCEs) are being widely investigated to improve the state of
various endoscopy procedures. This article presents the novel design of a multi-DOF sensor …

Sparse-then-dense alignment-based 3D map reconstruction method for endoscopic capsule robots

M Turan, YY Pilavci, I Ganiyusufoglu, H Araujo… - Machine Vision and …, 2018 - Springer
Despite significant progress achieved in the last decade to convert passive capsule
endoscopes to actively controllable robots, robotic capsule endoscopy still has some …

A navigation and pressure monitoring system toward autonomous wireless capsule endoscopy

FN Alsunaydih, MS Arefin, JM Redoute… - IEEE Sensors …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuous navigation information for medical insertion methods including wireless capsule
endoscopy is an important feature to guide a medical instrument/object to the targeted …

Autonomous localization, navigation and haustral fold detection for robotic endoscopy

JM Prendergast, GA Formosa… - 2018 IEEE/RSJ …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Capsule endoscopes have gained popularity over the last decade as minimally invasive
devices for diagnosing gastrointestinal abnormalities such as colorectal cancer. While this …

Vision-based haptic feedback for capsule endoscopy navigation: a proof of concept

M Mura, Y Abu-Kheil, G Ciuti… - Journal of Micro-Bio …, 2016 - Springer
In this paper, a vision-based haptic feedback system has been proposed with the aim to
assist the movement of an endoscopic device during capsule endoscopy (CE) procedures …

Survey of computer vision and machine learning in gastrointestinal endoscopy

AS Vemuri - arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.13307, 2019 - arxiv.org
This paper attempts to provide the reader a place to begin studying the application of
computer vision and machine learning to gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. They have been …

Image based high-level control system design for steering and controlling of an active capsule endoscope

M Aghanouri, A Ghaffari, N Dadashi Serej - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic …, 2019 - Springer
Using wireless capsule endoscopes for diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal tract
disease has been increased in recent years. Due to the anatomical shape of the stomach …

A proposed clinical evaluation of a simulation environment for magnetically-driven active endoscopic capsules

Y Abu-Kheil, O Al Trad, L Seneviratne… - Robotics in Healthcare …, 2019 - Springer
Background A simulation environment for magnetically-driven, active endoscopic capsules
(Abu-Kheil Y, Seneviratne L, Dias J, A simulation environment for active endoscopic …

Hybrid Image registration of endoscopic robotic capsule (ERC) images using vision-inertial sensors fusion

Y Abu-Kheil, L Seneviratne, J Dias - … Porto, Portugal, October 18-20, 2017, 2018 - Springer
In this paper, a hybrid registration technique, which takes advantage of data fusion of
multiple sensors integrated inside a robotic endoscopic capsule, is proposed to enhance the …

A simulation environment for active endoscopic capsules

Y Abu-Kheil, L Seneviratne… - 2017 IEEE 30th …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The best way for researchers to test their algorithms and design concepts, before
experimenting on real human beings, is to create simulation environment platforms. In this …