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Innovations of Wireless Capsule Robots in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Review

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Abstract

Gastrointestinal endoscopy as crucial observation procedure for detecting numerous critical disorders has many limitations with current tethered devices. Specialists recommended further investigation by Wireless Capsule Endoscopy (WCE) in which they investigate gastrointestinal tract by a capsule-sized robot equipped with out-body image transmitter. WCE is utilized in further observation of the small bowel for different disorders such as tumors, polyps, bleeding, and Crohn’s disease. Although numerous advances have been done in the last decade and the technology progress is so fast, some restrictions still remained in terms of visioning issues, orientation, drug delivery, biopsy, and others. Using passive motion, very time-consuming process, localization, and lack of movement control are the main challenges of researchers in this criteria. In this article, recent technological advancements in the area of WCE inspection are highlighted. As WCE inspection generally become the top priority for finding of gastrointestinal tract disorders, a comprehensive review has been considered to evaluate technologies and limitations in terms of technical specifications.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the support provided by Universitiy Teknologi Malaysia and Ministry of Higher Education through Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) , Project No. R.K130000.7809.5F137 The authors would like to thank the Deanship of the Scientific Research of University of Hail, Saudi Arabia for funding and supporting this research project (0161132).

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  1. Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Ahmad Athif Mohd Faudzi

  2. Faculty of Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

    Ahmad Athif Mohd Faudzi & Yaser Sabzehmeidani

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia

    Naif Khalaf Al-Shammari

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    Marek Gzik

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Mohd Faudzi, A.A., Sabzehmeidani, Y., Al-Shammari, N.K. (2021). Innovations of Wireless Capsule Robots in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Review. In: Gzik, M., Paszenda, Z., Pietka, E., Tkacz, E., Milewski, K. (eds) Innovations in Biomedical Engineering. AAB 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1223. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52180-6_12

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