title: Electronic three-dimensional imaging of intestinal endoscopy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Endoscopy Unit, St Mark's Hospital for Diseases of the Rectum and Colon, London, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gillies
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saunders
mesh_terms: D020685:Colonoscopes; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted