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 mattress yields the information needed and should greatly facilitate performance and teaching of endoscopy.
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Endoscopy Unit, St Mark's Hospital for Diseases of the Rectum and Colon, London, UK.
Guy
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Gillies
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Saunders
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D020685:Colonoscopes; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted