期刊
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
卷 66, 期 3, 页码 632-639出版社
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2018.2852715
关键词
Capsule endoscopy; ultrasound array; microultrasound; high-frequency ultrasound; in vivo testing; safety testing
资金
- UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/K034537/1]
- BBSRC [1810028] Funding Source: UKRI
- EPSRC [EP/K034537/2, EP/K034537/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Clinical endoscopy and colonoscopy are commonly used to investigate and diagnose disorders in the upper gastrointestinal tract and colon, respectively. However, examination of the anatomically remote small bowel with conventional endoscopy is challenging. This and advances in miniaturization led to the development of video capsule endoscopy (VCE) to allow small bowel examination in a noninvasive manner. Available since 2001, current capsule endoscopes are limited to viewing the mucosal surface only due to their reliance on optical imaging. To overcome this limitation with submucosal imaging, work is under way to implement microultrasound (mu US) imaging in the same form as VCE devices. This paper describes two prototype capsules, termed Sonocap and Thermocap, which were developed respectively to assess the quality of mu US imaging and the maximum power consumption that can be tolerated for such a system. The capsules were tested in vivo in the oesophagus and small bowel of porcine models. Results are presented in the form of mu US B-scans as well as safe temperature readings observed up to 100 mW in both biological regions. These results demonstrate that acoustic coupling and mu US imaging can be achieved in vivo in the lumen of the bowel and the maximum power consumption that is possible for miniature mu US systems.
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