Enabling the future of colonoscopy with intelligent and autonomous magnetic manipulation
| Autor: | Joseph C. Norton, Bruno Scaglioni, Alberto Arezzo, James W. Martin, Pietro Valdastri, Venkataraman Subramanian, Keith L. Obstein |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Endoscope Computer Networks and Communications Computer science Machine vision Colonoscopy Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Artificial Intelligence Human–computer interaction High complexity medicine Autonomous control medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Robotics 3. Good health Endoscopy Human-Computer Interaction 030104 developmental biology Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Artificial intelligence business human activities 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Software Magnetic manipulation |
| Zdroj: | Nature machine intelligence Nature Machine Intelligence |
| ISSN: | 2522-5839 |
| Popis: | Early diagnosis of colorectal cancer significantly improves survival. However, over half of cases are diagnosed late due to demand exceeding the capacity for colonoscopy - the "gold standard" for screening. Colonoscopy is limited by the outdated design of conventional endoscopes, associated with high complexity of use, cost and pain. Magnetic endoscopes represent a promising alternative, overcoming drawbacks of pain and cost, but struggle to reach the translational stage as magnetic manipulation is complex and unintuitive. In this work, we use machine vision to develop intelligent and autonomous control of a magnetic endoscope, for the first time enabling non-expert users to effectively perform magnetic colonoscopy in-vivo. We combine the use of robotics, computer vision and advanced control to offer an intuitive and effective endoscopic system. Moreover, we define the characteristics required to achieve autonomy in robotic endoscopy. The paradigm described here can be adopted in a variety of applications where navigation in unstructured environments is required, such as catheters, pancreatic endoscopy, bronchoscopy, and gastroscopy. This work brings alternative endoscopic technologies closer to the translational stage, increasing availability of early-stage cancer treatments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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