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Incredible. I guess the first use I thought of was swallowing the camera to identify bowel issues. Can’t wait to see what they come up with.
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Incredible. I guess the first use I thought of was swallowing the camera to identify bowel issues. Can’t wait to see what they come up with.
- kkaranth 5y agoThat's mentioned in the article > Enabled by a joint design of the camera’s hardware and computational processing, the system could enable minimally invasive endoscopy with medical robots to diagnose and treat diseases, and improve imaging for other robots with size and weight constraints. Arrays of thousands of such cameras could be used for full-scene sensing, turning surfaces into cameras. There are existing swallowable capsule endoscopy devices like the PillCam[1], the entirety of which is 11mm x 26mm[2] [1] https://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/products/capsule-endoscopy/pillcam-crohns-system.html https://www.medtronic.com/covidien/en-us/products/capsule-en... [2] https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/johns_hopkins_bayview/_docs/medical_services/gastroenterology/pill_cam_sb_faqs.pdf https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/johns_hopkins_bayview/_docs/...
- daveguy 5y agoIf it could see through feces, that would be awesome. The worst part, by far, of a colonoscopy is the prep. And the prep is needed for a clean view. A smaller camera isn't going to help with cleaning things up. Improving the optical clarity of existing small-scope procedures (like cardioscope) would probably be the first application.
- inter_netuser 5y agowhat prep did you use? Afaik, GIs much rather prefer to use the scope, and would only use pillcam if everything but the small intestine hasn't been ruled out.
- trompetenaccoun 5y agoIt will be used to spy on us.