Multi-cam Capsule Endoscopy Imagery: 3D Capsule Location and Detection of Abnormalities

Description

Capsule endoscopy is a non-invasive medical technology designed for the  “in vivo” and pain-free inspection of the interior of the gastrointestinal tract. It is a particularly important method for the examination of the small intestine, since this organ is not easily analyzed by conventional techniques. One of the difficulties of this diagnostic technique is the impossibility of knowing the precise location of the capsule when an abnormality is detected. This project aims to develop solutions to determine the location of the capsule in the gastrointestinal tract, as well as, the automatic detection of medically relevant abnormalities. The project will focus on the use of multi-camera capsules, because the existence of multiple cameras brings significant advantages for both localization and detection of abnormalities. The team of the project is multidisciplinary and involves mathematicians, electrical and computer engineers and gastroenterologists. The focus of the research is on imaging sciences and scientific computing.  It involves   image processing, image analysis, partial differential equations, numerical analysis, optimization, visualization, and inverse problems in imaging, with applications in medicine. 

Project reference

Project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028960, co-financed by national funds through FCT/MCTES and by FEDER through COMPETE 2020.

Webpage

https://cmuc.mat.uc.pt/rdonweb/project/ppprojectinfo.do?projectID=86