摘要:
The invention relates to a method for guiding a capsule endoscope, the endoscope capsule (25) of which comprises a rotation sensor (33, 34, 35) for measuring a rotary position of the endoscope capsule (25) about at least a fixed axis of the capsule, comprising the following steps: calculating a rotary position of the endoscope capsule (25) based on a mechanical movement model (S5); measuring a rotary position of the endoscope capsule (25) by means of a rotation sensor (33, 34, 35); comparing the measured rotary position with a rotary position (S6) that has been calculated at essentially the same time; adapting the mechanical movement model based on the comparison.
摘要:
An object is to enable accurate position detection with a less calculation amount and at high speed, without being affected by an unnecessary magnetic field resulting from a guiding coil or the like arranged around a position detection area of a capsule medical device. The accurate position detection without being affected by an unnecessary second magnetic field can be realized by calculating the unnecessary second magnetic field induced and generated at positions of magnetic field sensors 41 1 to 41 n by a guiding coil 21 arranged around the position detection area of the medical device 10 due to an action of a first magnetic field generated by a magnetic field generator 30, at the time of position detection, and the second magnetic field is subtracted from the first magnetic field detected by the magnetic field sensors 41 1 to 41 n to calculate corrected magnetic-field information. Further, LUTs 52 x , 52 y , and 52 z that store beforehand numerical information having a correlation with the second magnetic field induced and generated at the positions of magnetic field sensors 41 1 to 41 n are used to calculate the second magnetic field, thereby enabling to reduce an amount of calculation performed each time and realize high speed processing.
摘要:
From among plural receiver electrodes (6a to 6n) for receiving a transmission signal transmitted from transmitter electrodes (16a, 16b) of an intra-subject introduction device (2), receiver electrodes for receiving an image reception signal are selected by a receiver electrode selection circuit (18). Further, receiver electrodes for receiving a signal for position detection are selected by a receiver electrode selection circuit (21), from among the other ones of the plural receiver electrodes (6a to 6n) than the receiver electrodes selected by the receiver electrode selection circuit (18).
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to precisely detect at least one of a position and a direction, inside a subject body, of a capsule endoscope using a human body communication and to precisely guide the capsule endoscope. A capsule guiding system according to the present invention includes: an electrode pad (7); a bed (3) which fixedly arranges the electrode pad (7); a magnetic field generating device (1) which moves a capsule endoscope (6); a position/direction calculator (12); and a control unit (13). The position/direction calculator (12) calculates at least one of a position and a direction of the capsule endoscope (6) based on a detection value of the electrode pad (7), adds at least one of a position and a direction of the bed (3) with respect to the magnetic field generating device (1) to at least one of the position and the direction of the capsule endoscope (6), and calculates at least one of an absolute position and an absolute direction of the capsule endoscope (6) with respect to the magnetic field generating device (1). The control unit (13) controls the magnetic field generating device (1) based on at least one of the absolute position and the absolute direction of the capsule endoscope (6).
摘要:
It is possible to dispose a magnetic-field detecting unit in proximity to a detected object, so that the position of the detected object is detected precisely, while reducing the size and cost of the device. Provided is a position detecting device (1) comprising a first magnetic-field generating unit (2) that includes at least one magnetic-field generating coil and that generates a first magnetic field in a detection space (S) where a detected object (3) provided with a circuit including at least one built-in coil (3a) is disposed; a magnetic-field detecting unit (4) having a plurality of detecting coils (4a) arrayed to detect an induced magnetic field generated from the built-in coil (3a) by the generated first magnetic field; and a second magnetic-field generating unit (6) that includes at least one magnetic-field generating coil, that generates a second magnetic field, and that includes a magnetic-field component having a phase substantially opposite to the first magnetic field generated by the first magnetic-field generating unit (2) and entering the detecting coils (4a), wherein the first magnetic-field generating unit (2) and the detecting coils (4a) are disposed so that a generating direction of the first magnetic field and a detecting direction of the induced magnetic field intersect each other.
摘要:
A capsule endoscope (10) includes an illumination unit that includes a first light source that emits first light having an intensity peak at a first wavelength, a second light source that emits second light having an intensity peak at a second wavelength which is longer than the first wavelength in a visible wavelength region, and a third light source that emits third light having a wavelength peak at a third wavelength which is longer than the second wavelength in the visible wavelength region; and an imaging unit that includes a first light-emitting element that receives at least one of the first light and the second light and accumulates electric charges, a second light-emitting element that receives at least one of the second light and the third light and accumulates electric charges, and an image signal creating unit that creates an image signal based on the electric charges accumulated in at least one of the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element.