Wireless capsule endoscopes capture and transmit images of the human gastrointestinal tract for use in medical diagnosis. The localization of the capsule makes it possible to precisely identify areas with lesions detected during the examination. The...
Wireless capsule endoscopes take and send photos of the human digestive tract, which are used for medical diagnosis. The capsule’s location enables exact identification of the regions with lesions. This can be carried out by analyzing the param...
Wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) is a promising technology for noninvasive and painless imaging detection on gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. On the other hand, conventional endoscopes with wires could discomfort patients and cause them to vomit and a...
This study focuses on using wireless power transfer (WPT) technology based on magnetic resonant coupling (MRC) to supply electric power to an endoscopic capsule to be used for the direct feeding of specific functions or for battery charging. One of t...
This work presents an inductive wireless power transfer system for powering an endoscopy capsule supplying energy to power electronic devices allocated inside a capsule of ≈26.1 mm × 9 mm. A receiver with three coils in quadrature with di...
As wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) technology has advanced, various studies were published on WCEs with functional modules for the diagnosis and treatment of problems in the digestive system. However, when additional functional modules are added the...
Purpose: The detection of where an organ starts and where it ends is achievable and, since this information can be delivered in real time, it could be quite important for several reasons. For one, by having the practical knowledge of the Wireless End...
Wireless capsule endoscopic devices are adopted for painless diagnosis of cancer and other diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract as an alternative to traditional endoscopy. Although much work has been done to improve capsule performance in te...
Automatic detection of Wireless Endoscopic Images can avoid dangerous possible diseases such as cancers. Therefore, a number of articles have been published on different methods to enhance the speed of detection and accuracy. We also present a custom...
Through a wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) fitted with a miniature camera (about an inch), this study aims to examine the role of wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) in the diagnosis, monitoring, and evaluation of GI (gastrointestinal) disorders. In a w...
Wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) has been widely used in gastrointestinal (GI) diagnosis that allows the physicians to examine the interior wall of the human GI tract through a pain-free procedure. However, there are still several limitations of the...
Capsule endoscopes (CEs) have emerged as an advanced diagnostic technology for gastrointestinal diseases in recent decades. However, with regard to robotic motions, they require active movability and multi-functionalities for extensive, untethered, a...
The endoscopic capsule is a miniaturized device used for medical diagnosis, which is less invasive compared to traditional gastrointestinal endoscopy and can reduce patient discomfort. However, it faces challenges in communication transmission, such...
Background: Wireless capsule endoscopy allows the identification of small intestinal protruded lesions, such as polyps, tumors, or venous structures. However, reading wireless capsule endoscopy images or movies is time-consuming, and minute lesions a...
In biomedical research, telemetry is used to take automated physiological measurements wirelessly from animals, as it reduces their stress and allows recordings for large data collection over long periods. The ability to transmit high-throughput data...
Despite aggressive medical therapy, many patients with Crohn’s disease require surgical intervention over time. After surgical resection, disease recurrence is common. Ileo-colonoscopy and the Rutgeerts score are commonly used for diagnosis and monit...
A wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) is a medical device designed for the examination of the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Three-dimensional models based on WCE images can assist in diagnostics by effectively detecting pathology. These 3D models p...
The authors have developed a wireless fluorescence imaging capsule endoscope, potentially capable of detecting early signs of disease in the human intestine which can be missed by white-light imaging (WLI) capsule endoscopy (Figure 1). Intestinal flu...
General surgical procedures are subject to low-light conditions or a narrow angle of view, and such limitations in light limit visibility and complicate the given surgical procedure. Conventional lighted surgical tools rely on an external light sourc...
The temporal evolution of individual grip force profiles of a novice using a robotic system for minimally invasive endoscopic surgery is analyzed on the basis of thousands of individual sensor data recorded in real time through a wearable wireless se...
At present, artificial intelligence (AI) has shown significant potential in digestive endoscopy image analysis, serving as a powerful auxiliary tool for the accurate diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. However, mainstream models rep...
Wireless Capsule Endoscopy is a state-of-the-art technology for medical diagnoses of gastrointestinal diseases. The amount of data produced by an endoscopic capsule camera is huge. These vast amounts of data are not practical to be saved internally d...
This paper proposes a novel 3D discrete cosine transform (DCT) based image compression method for medical endoscopic applications. Due to the high correlation among color components of wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) images, the original 2D Bayer da...
The use of computer-aided detection models to diagnose lesions in images from wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) is a topical endoscopic diagnostic solution. We revised our artificial intelligence (AI) model, RetinaNet, to better diagnose multiple type...
The wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) has been utilized for human digestive tract examinations for over 20 years. Given the complex environment of the digestive tract and the challenge of detecting multi-category lesion images, enhancing model general...
Dysphagia is a syndrome of abnormal eating function resulting from a variety of causative diseases, and is associated with malnutrition. To date, the swallowing function has been difficult to examine without the use of invasive and expensive methods,...
Gastroparesis (GP) is a chronic disease characterized by upper gastrointestinal symptoms, primarily nausea and vomiting, and delayed gastric emptying (GE), in the absence of mechanical GI obstruction. The underlying pathophysiology of GP remains uncl...
The optimization, manufacturing, and performance characterization of a miniaturized 3D receiver (RX)-based wireless power transfer (WPT) system fed by a multi-transmitter (multi-TX) array is presented in this study for applications in capsule endosco...
In recent years, capsule endoscopes (CEs) have appeared as an advanced technology for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases. However, only capturing the images limits the advanced diagnostic procedures and so on in CE’s applications. Herei...
Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract pathology is common worldwide. With recent advancements in robotics, innovative diagnostic and treatment devices have been developed and several translational attempts made. This review paper aims to provide a highl...
New technologies for monitoring grip forces during hand and finger movements in non-standard task contexts have provided unprecedented functional insights into somatosensory cognition. Somatosensory cognition is the basis of our ability to manipulate...
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Wireless capsule endoscopy is currently the most frequent method for detecting precancerous digestive diseases. Thus, precise and early polyps s...
Diagnosing gastrointestinal disorders (GIDs) remains a significant challenge, particularly when relying on wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE), which lacks advanced imaging enhancements like Narrow Band Imaging (NBI). To address this, we propose a novel...
Background: Microsurgical breast reconstruction is advancing rapidly with the integration of innovative technologies that enhance surgical precision, safety, and outcomes. This narrative review highlights recent developments across four key phases: f...
Motility disorders, particularly gastroparesis, are prevalent complications following solid organ transplantation, significantly impacting quality of life, nutritional status, graft survival, and mortality. This comprehensive review synthesises evide...