The present disclosure relates to classifying and/or selecting images based on image segmentation. A classification system for classifying images includes one or more processors and at least one memory storing machine executable instructions. When the instructions are executed by the one or more processors, they cause the classification system to: access image segmentation scores for pixels of an image, and classify the entire image based on the image segmentation scores for the pixels of the image. The image segmentation scores for the pixels of the image are provided by an image segmentation system based on the image, and each of the image segmentation scores correspond to at least one pixel of the pixels of the image.
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G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
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LASER DIRECT STRUCTURING ANTENNA ASSEMBLY FOR IN-VIVO DEVICES
A laser direct structuring (LDS) antenna assembly for an in-vivo device includes a carrier and one or more electrical contacts disposed on a first exterior surface of the carrier and configured to electrically couple a PCB to a power source. The LDS antenna assembly also includes a helical antenna having a plurality of loops disposed on and coiled around a second exterior surface of the carrier. The helical antenna includes a first feeding connection configured to connect to a first portion of the PCB and a second feeding connection configured to connect to a second portion of the PCB. The first and second feeding connections are configured to increase an impedance of the helical antenna. An antenna loop embedded on the PCB is configured to operate as one of the plurality of loops of the helical antenna to increase an electrical length of the helical antenna.
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Systems, devices, methods for capsule endoscopy procedures are disclosed. A system for a capsule endoscopy procedure includes a capsule device configured to capture in-vivo images over time of at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of a person, a wearable device configured to be secured to the person where the wearable device is configured to receive at least some of the in-vivo images from the capsule device and to communicate at least some of the received images to a communication device at a same location as the wearable device, and a storage medium storing machine-executable instructions configured to execute on a computing system remote from the location of the wearable device. The instructions, when executed, cause the computing system to receive communicated images from the communication device, perform processing of the communicated images received from the communication device, and communicate with at least one healthcare provider device.
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A communication system includes a first device and a second device. The first device includes a first transmitter having a plurality of communication modes and a first receiver. The second device includes a second transmitter for transmitting, to the first receiver, an indication of a selected communication mode, and a second receiver having the plurality of communication modes for receiving data signals while the first transmitter and the second receiver operate in the selected communication mode. The second device is configured to: determine quality of the data signals in the selected communication mode; project signal quality for other communication modes other than the selected communication mode; and determine to maintain or change the selected communication mode based on the quality of the data signals in the selected communication mode and based on the projected signal quality for the other communication modes.
The present disclosure relates to classifying and/or selecting images based on image segmentation. A classification system for classifying images includes one or more processors and at least one memory storing machine executable instructions. When the instructions are executed by the one or more processors, they cause the classification system to: access image segmentation scores for pixels of an image, and classify the entire image based on the image segmentation scores for the pixels of the image. The image segmentation scores for the pixels of the image are provided by an image segmentation system based on the image, and each of the image segmentation scores correspond to at least one pixel of the pixels of the image.
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G06V 10/26 - Segmentation of patterns in the image fieldCutting or merging of image elements to establish the pattern region, e.g. clustering-based techniquesDetection of occlusion
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G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
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SYSTEMS, DEVICES, APPS, AND METHODS FOR CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURES
Systems, devices, methods for capsule endoscopy procedures are disclosed. A swallowable capsule apparatus includes one or more processors and one or more memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the swallowable capsule apparatus at least to perform: capturing in-vivo images over time of at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of a person; pruning, over time, at least a portion of the in-vivo images; and communicating images of the in-vivo images, which were not pruned, to a receiver device external to the person.
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Systems and methods may display and/or provide analysis of a number of selected images of a patient's gastrointestinal tract collected in-vivo by a swallowable capsule. Images may be displayed for review (e.g., as a study) and/or for further analysis by a user. A subset of images representing the stream of images and automatically selected according to a first selection method may be displayed. On user input, additional images corresponding to a currently displayed image may be displayed, where the additional images are automatically selected according to a second selection method. The second selection method may be based on a relation between images of the stream of in-vivo images and the currently displayed image.
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A patch includes: an adhesive layer configured to adhere to skin of a person, and a communication circuit that includes a current sensor and a resonant circuit. The resonant circuit includes a coil antenna and a capacitor. The current sensor is configured to sense current in the communication circuit over time, where the sensed current has a known relationship to current through the coil antenna. The patch further includes at least one of a circuit or a processor configured to at least perform: determining that a change in the current through the coil antenna is greater than a threshold change, and providing, based on the determination, an indication that the adhesive layer is at least partially detached from the skin of the person.
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software used to establish, maintain and manage connections with remote medical sensing devices and imaging devices.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING GASTROINTESTINAL CLEANSING
A system for assessing gastrointestinal tract cleansing includes one or more processors and at least one memory storing instructions. This instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to access a plurality of images of at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) captured by a capsule endoscopy device; access a cleansing score for each image of the plurality of images; for each image of the plurality of images, access advancement information indicative of physical advancement of the capsule endoscopy device relating to the respective image, determine a cleansing measure for at least the portion of the GIT based on the cleansing score and the advancement information for each image of the plurality of images, and provide a visual indication based on at least one of: the cleansing measure for at least the portion of the GIT or at least one of the cleansing scores.
An in-vivo devices (600) includes a combined sensor array (600) having a first sensor array sensitive to a first wavelength range and a second sensor array sensitive to a second wavelength range, where the second wavelength has a partial overlap with the first wavelength range, the first sensor array is configured for collecting light in the first wavelength range and outputting a corresponding first signal, and the second sensor array is configured for collecting light in the second wavelength range and outputting a corresponding second signal. The in-vivo device further includes a processor (630) configured for receiving the first signal and the second signal, manipulating the first signal based on at least a part of the second signal corresponding to the partial overlap to output a first image, and outputting a second image based on the second signal.
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SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MACHINE INSTRUCTIONS FOR RE-COLORING COLOR IMAGES
A method for processing color images includes accessing a color image which uses a HSV color model where each pixel of the color image has a hue value, normalizing the hue value of each pixel to a normalized hue value, determining a first median as a median of the normalized hue values, re-coloring the normalized hue values of each pixel based on enlarging hue ranges within a range of a particular hue to provide re-colored hue values, determining a second median as a median of the re-colored hue values, shifting the re-colored hue values for each pixel based on a difference between the first median and the second median to provide shifted hue values, and de-normalizing the shifted hue values for each pixel to provide a processed color image.
A system for image inpainting of in-vivo images includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor(s), cause the system to access an in-vivo image of a portion of a gastrointestinal tract where the in-vivo image includes image regions to be reconstructed, process the in-vivo image by a trained image inpainting deep learning model to provide a reconstructed in-vivo image, and provide the reconstructed in-vivo image to a device for viewing by a medical professional.
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A system for diagnosing an esophageal disease includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to: access, during a procedure involving an in-vivo device located within a person, data measured by the in-vivo device relating to an esophageal disease; evaluate, during the procedure while the in-vivo device is located within the person, a diagnosis for the esophageal disease for the person by applying a trained machine learning model to the data measured by the in-vivo device; and communicate, during the procedure while the in-vivo device is located within the person, the diagnosis for the esophageal disease.
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Systems and methods for image classification and stream of images segmentation
A method for image classification includes accessing a plurality of images of at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) captured by a capsule endoscopy device and for each image of the plurality of images: providing a classification score for each segment of a plurality of consecutive segments of the GIT by a deep learning neural network, and providing a classification probability for each segment of the plurality of consecutive segments of the GIT based on the classification scores by a classical machine learning classifier. The method further includes determining a classification for each image to one segment of the plurality of consecutive segments of the GIT based on processing a signal corresponding to the classification probabilities of the plurality of images.
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An ingestible device includes a cylindrical capsule having a central axis defined therethrough, a proximal end portion, and an atraumatically shaped distal end portion. A propulsion unit is disposed at the proximal end portion of the capsule for effecting movement of the capsule within an in vivo environment.
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A computer-implemented method for estimating a size of a suspected polyp in an image includes accessing an image of in at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) captured by a capsule endoscopy device, wherein the image includes a suspected polyp; receiving an indication to an approximated periphery of the suspected polyp in the image; determining, without human intervention, a 3D measurement of the polyp based on peripheral points in the approximated periphery indication; and estimating a size of the suspected polyp based on the determined 3D measurement.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING IMAGES CONTAINING INDICATORS OF A CELIAC-LIKE DISEASE
A method for detecting indicators of a disease characterized by a presence of villous atrophy in images of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT), includes accessing a consecutive set of images of a portion of the GIT comprising a small bowel. Each image is associated with one or more classification scores, and each classification score is indicative of the associated image including a respective indicator of a disease characterized by the presence of villous atrophy. The method further includes selecting a subset of images from the consecutive set of images based on the one or more classification scores of each image of the consecutive set of images, identifying a segment of images which includes all of the images that show a proximal portion of the small bowel, selecting a plurality of images from the identified segment of images that represent the proximal portion of the small bowel, and displaying the selected images.
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ANALYSIS OF IN-VIVO IMAGES USING CONNECTED GRAPH COMPONENTS
A system includes at least one processor, and at least one memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor(s), cause the system to: access a in-vivo images captured by a capsule endoscope where the in-vivo images are designated as containing a pathology indicator; form a connected graph component based on the in-vivo images where the connected graph component includes at least two images of the in-vivo images connected based on at least one indication that the at least two images contain the same occurrence of the pathology indicator; process the connected graph component with a machine learning model to provide a score indicative of whether the at least two images contain the same occurrence of the pathology indicator; and associate the score with the at least two images for presentation to a reviewer of the at least two images.
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LASER DIRECT STRUCTURING ANTENNA ASSEMBLY FOR IN-VIVO DEVICES
A laser direct structuring (LDS) antenna assembly for an in-vivo device includes a carrier and one or more electrical contacts disposed on a first exterior surface of the carrier and configured to electrically couple a PCB to a power source. The LDS antenna assembly also includes a helical antenna having a plurality of loops disposed on and coiled around a second exterior surface of the carrier. The helical antenna includes a first feeding connection configured to connect to a first portion of the PCB and a second feeding connection configured to connect to a second portion of the PCB. The first and second feeding connections are configured to increase an impedance of the helical antenna. An antenna loop embedded on the PCB is configured to operate as one of the plurality of loops of the helical antenna to increase an electrical length of the helical antenna.
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H01Q 21/24 - Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction
A computer-implemented method for estimating adequacy of a capsule endoscopy (CE) procedure includes: accessing a plurality of images of at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) captured by a CE imaging device during a CE procedure; accessing a plurality of characteristic measures associated with the plurality of images; determining an adequacy measure for the CE procedure based on the plurality of characteristic measures, where the adequacy measure provides a measure of whether an imaging coverage provided by the plurality of images was adequate to capture an event of interest in the at least the portion of the GIT, whether or not such an event of interest actually exists in the at least the portion of the GIT; and displaying an adequacy indication for the CE procedure based on the adequacy measure.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPARING IMAGES OF EVENT INDICATORS
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining whether two images of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) contain the same occurrence of an event indicator or different occurrences of an event indicator. An exemplary processing system includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions. When the instruction are executed by the processor(s), they cause the processing system to access a first image and a second image of a portion of a GIT, where the first image and the second image contain at least one occurrence of an event indicator, and to classify the first image and the second image by a classification system configured to provide an indication of whether the first image and second image contain a same occurrence of the event indicator or contain different occurrences of the event indicator.
Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying images that contain polyps. An exemplary method for identifying images includes: accessing images of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) captured by a capsule endoscopy device, where: each image of the images is suspected to include a polyp and is associated with a probability of containing the polyp, and the images include seed images, where each seed image is associated with one or more images of the images. The image(s) associated with each seed image is identified as suspected to include the same polyp as the associated seed image. The method includes applying a polyp detection system on the seed images to identify seed images which include polyps, where the polyp detection system is applied to each seed image of based on the image(s) associated with the seed image and the probabilities associated with the seed image and with the associated image(s).
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Goods & Services
Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for analyzing, detecting, diagnosing, managing, processing, reporting and displaying sensor data from the digestive system; software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software used to establish, maintain and manage connections with remote medical sensing devices and imaging devices
A medical patch configured for being applied to a patient and for communicating with an in-vivo device located within the patient’s body; The medical patch comprises an adhesive surface configured for adhering the patch to the patient’s skin; and a communication arrangement configured for providing communication between the medical patch and the in-vivo device.
A Dynamic Connectivity System (DCS) comprising a patient module configured for communication with an in-vivo device and with at least one additional device; the DCS further comprises a gateway device configured for providing an access point for the patient module for accessing a network; the access point is configured for termination after an idle period of predetermined idle time, and the patient module is configured for uploading data to the network via the mobile device during a non-idle period of the gateway device; the patient module is also configured for sending, during the idle period, a pinging signal to the mobile device different from the data, the pinging signal having a period time shorter than the predetermined idle time, thereby interrupting the idle period and preventing termination of the access point.
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Systems and methods for analyzing a stream of images
In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, a system includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor(s), cause the system to access images of a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) captured by a capsule endoscopy device; for each of the images, provide, by a deep learning neural network, scores for classifying the image to each of consecutive segments of the GIT; classify each image of a subset of the images, whose scores satisfy a confidence criterion, to one of the consecutive segments of the GIT; refine the classifications of the images in the subset by processing a signal over time corresponding to the classifications of the images in the subset; and estimate, among the images in the subset, a transition (1010) between two adjacent segments of the GIT based on the refined classifications of the images in the subset.
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G06V 10/25 - Determination of region of interest [ROI] or a volume of interest [VOI]
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A patch configured for being applied to a patients skin, said patch comprising a contact area configured for being in direct contact with the patients skin when applied thereto, and a detector configured for detecting contact between the contact area and the patients skin.
A system for selecting images of an event indicator includes a processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed, cause the system to: access images of a portion of a gastrointestinal tract captured by a capsule endoscopy device; for each of the images, access one or more scores indicating a presence of an event indicator; select seed images from among the images based on the one or more scores; deduplicate the seed images for images showing the same occurrence of the event indicator, where the deduplicating utilizes a consecutive-image tracker; and present the deduplicated seed images in a graphical user interface to display potential occurrences of the event indicator.
Embodiments of the invention are related to a system and method of controlling a display of an image stream. The system may include a memory to store the image stream; the image stream may comprise a plurality of image frames. The system may further include a processor configured to execute the method. The moving image stream may be displayed to a user in an image stream display area of a screen and a frame rate control interface may be generated on a speed control area of the screen, such that the image stream display area is horizontally adjacent to the speed control area. An indication of a desired frame rate for displaying the image stream of the image frames may be received from the user, in that the frame rate may be selected according to a location of a pointing indicator in the speed control area.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING GASTROINTESTINAL CLEANSING
A system for assessing gastrointestinal tract cleansing includes one or more processors and at least one memory storing instructions. This instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to access a plurality of images of at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) captured by a capsule endoscopy device; access a cleansing score for each image of the plurality of images; for each image of the plurality of images, access advancement information indicative of physical advancement of the capsule endoscopy device relating to the respective image, determine a cleansing measure for at least the portion of the GIT based on the cleansing score and the advancement information for each image of the plurality of images, and provide a visual indication based on at least one of: the cleansing measure for at least the portion of the GIT or at least one of the cleansing scores.
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A helix antenna structure includes loop antennas and a multilayered printed circuit board including printed circuit board layers. Each printed circuit board layer includes a peripheral loop antenna and each adjacent two loop antennas are electrically connected by a connection bridge functioning as a monopole antenna. A selected printed circuit board layer physically and electrically accommodates a transmitter inside ‘its’ peripheral loop antenna, and it further includes a first antenna feeding line which is connected to the loop antenna that is disposed on the selected printed circuit board layer and electrically connectable to a first output terminal of the transmitter. A second antenna feeding line is disposed on another printed circuit board layer and electrically connected to its loop antenna and connectable to another output terminal of the transmitter. The two antenna feeding lines lie in a plane perpendicular to an axis of the printed circuit board after its folding.
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An in-vivo devices (600) includes a combined sensor array (600) having a first sensor array sensitive to a first wavelength range and a second sensor array sensitive to a second wavelength range, where the second wavelength has a partial overlap with the first wavelength range, the first sensor array is configured for collecting light in the first wavelength range and outputting a corresponding first signal, and the second sensor array is configured for collecting light in the second wavelength range and outputting a corresponding second signal. The in-vivo device further includes a processor (630) configured for receiving the first signal and the second signal, manipulating the first signal based on at least a part of the second signal corresponding to the partial overlap to output a first image, and outputting a second image based on the second signal.
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A method for processing color images includes accessing a color image which uses a HSV color model where each pixel of the color image has a hue value, normalizing the hue value of each pixel to a normalized hue value, determining a first median as a median of the normalized hue values, re-coloring the normalized hue values of each pixel based on enlarging hue ranges within a range of a particular hue to provide re-colored hue values, determining a second median as a median of the re-colored hue values, shifting the re-colored hue values for each pixel based on a difference between the first median and the second median to provide shifted hue values, and de- normalizing the shifted hue values for each pixel to provide a processed color image.
A system for diagnosing an esophageal disease includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to: access, during a procedure involving an in-vivo device located within a person, data measured by the in-vivo device relating to an esophageal disease; evaluate, during the procedure while the in-vivo device is located within the person, a diagnosis for the esophageal disease for the person by applying a trained machine learning model to the data measured by the in-vivo device; and communicate, during the procedure while the in-vivo device is located within the person, the diagnosis for the esophageal disease.
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Systems, devices, apps, and methods for capsule endoscopy procedures
Systems, devices, methods for capsule endoscopy procedures are disclosed. A system for a capsule endoscopy procedure includes a capsule device configured to capture in-vivo images over time of at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of a person, a wearable device configured to be secured to the person where the wearable device is configured to receive at least some of the in-vivo images from the capsule device and to communicate at least some of the received images to a communication device at a same location as the wearable device, and a storage medium storing machine-executable instructions configured to execute on a computing system remote from the location of the wearable device. The instructions, when executed, cause the computing system to receive communicated images from the communication device, perform processing of the communicated images received from the communication device, and communicate with at least one healthcare provider device.
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An ex-vivo communication module configured for communicating with a swallowable in-vivo device. The communication module comprises a receiving unit operating at a first frequency range and configured for receiving signals from the in-vivo device, and a transmitting unit operating at a second frequency range, different from the first frequency range and configured for transmitting signals to the in-vivo device. The transmitting unit is also configured for serving as a secondary receiving unit, receiving signals from the in-vivo device.
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A swallowable in-vivo device comprising a shell defining a cavity of the in-vivo device, the shell being formed with at least one aperture extending through the shell's wall. The in-vivo device is configured for allowing inlet of fluid into the cavity; The in in-vivo device further comprises and immunoassay system accommodated within the cavity and configured for interacting within the fluid; The in-vivo device also comprises at least one breach mechanism covering the at least one inlet for preventing ingress of fluids into the cavity via the inlet; The at least one breach mechanism comprises a film layer configured for reacting with the fluid and designed to be breached after a predetermined amount of exposure time to the GI fluid, corresponding to a desired location along the GI tract.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING IMAGES CONTAINING INDICATORS OF A CELIAC-LIKE DISEASE
A method for detecting indicators of a disease characterized by a presence of villous atrophy in images of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT), includes accessing a consecutive set of images of a portion of the GIT comprising a small bowel. Each image is associated with one or more classification scores, and each classification score is indicative of the associated image including a respective indicator of a disease characterized by the presence of villous atrophy. The method further includes selecting a subset of images from the consecutive set of images based on the one or more classification scores of each image of the consecutive set of images, identifying a segment of images which includes all of the images that show a proximal portion of the small bowel, selecting a plurality of images from the identified segment of images that represent the proximal portion of the small bowel, and displaying the selected images.
Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying images that contain polyps. An exemplary method for identifying images includes: accessing images of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) captured by a capsule endoscopy device, where: each image of the images is suspected to include a polyp and is associated with a probability of containing the polyp, and the images include seed images, where each seed image is associated with one or more images of the images. The image(s) associated with each seed image is identified as suspected to include the same polyp as the associated seed image. The method includes applying a polyp detection system on the seed images to identify seed images which include polyps, where the polyp detection system is applied to each seed image of based on the image(s) associated with the seed image and the probabilities associated with the seed image and with the associated image(s).
A computer-implemented method for estimating adequacy of a capsule endoscopy (CE) procedure includes: accessing a plurality of images of at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) captured by a CE imaging device during a CE procedure; accessing a plurality of characteristic measures associated with the plurality of images; determining an adequacy measure for the CE procedure based on the plurality of characteristic measures, where the adequacy measure provides a measure of whether an imaging coverage provided by the plurality of images was adequate to capture an event of interest in the at least the portion of the GIT, whether or not such an event of interest actually exists in the at least the portion of the GIT; and displaying an adequacy indication for the CE procedure based on the adequacy measure.
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A computer- implemented method for estimating a size of a suspected polyp in an image includes accessing an image of at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) captured by a capsule endoscopy device, wherein the image includes a suspected polyp; receiving an indication to an approximated periphery of the suspected polyp in the image; determining, without human intervention, a 3D measurement of the polyp based on peripheral points in the approximated periphery indication; and estimating a size of the suspected polyp based on the determined 3D measurement.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPARING IMAGES OF EVENT INDICATORS
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining whether two images of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) contain the same occurrence of an event indicator or different occurrences of an event indicator. An exemplary processing system includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions. When the instruction are executed by the processor(s), they cause the processing system to access a first image and a second image of a portion of a GIT, where the first image and the second image contain at least one occurrence of an event indicator, and to classify the first image and the second image by a classification system configured to provide an indication of whether the first image and second image contain a same occurrence of the event indicator or contain different occurrences of the event indicator.
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Computer hardware and downloadable software for analyzing, detecting, diagnosing, managing, processing, reporting and displaying sensor data from the digestive system; Imaging computer hardware and peripherals for use with digestive and gastrointestinal systems; downloadable computer software used to establish, maintain and manage connections with remote medical sensing devices and imaging devices for use with digestive and gastrointestinal systems; downloadable computer operating system software for remote medical sensors and imaging devices for use with digestive and gastrointestinal systems; downloadable graphical user interface software and downloadable mobile device applications for displaying digestive and gastrointestinal systems data from remote medical sensors and imaging devices and information about related medical procedures; user manuals sold as a unit therewith; none of the foregoing in the field of mammography imaging Device for use in medical diagnosis, screening and therapeutic applications, namely, a swallowable capsule, which moves through the digestive tract for use in diagnosis, screening or treating diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and a reception system for receiving, storing, processing and displaying data sensed by said capsule
A patch configured for being applied to a patient's skin, said patch comprising a contact area configured for being in direct contact with the patient's skin when applied thereto, and a detector configured for detecting contact between the contact area and the patient's skin.
A Dynamic Connectivity System (DCS) comprising a patient module configured for communication with an in-vivo device and with at least one additional device; the DCS further comprises a gateway device configured for providing an access point for the patient module for accessing a network; the access point is configured for termination after an idle period of predetermined idle time, and the patient module is configured for uploading data to the network via the mobile device during a non-idle period of the gateway device; the patient module is also configured for sending, during the idle period, a pinging signal to the mobile device different from the data, the pinging signal having a period time shorter than the predetermined idle time, thereby interrupting the idle period and preventing termination of the access point.
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A medical patch configured for being applied to a patient and for communicating with an in-vivo device located within the patient´s body; The medical patch comprises an adhesive surface configured for adhering the patch to the patient´s skin; and a communication arrangement configured for providing communication between the medical patch and the in-vivo device.
Systems and methods may display and/or provide analysis of a number of selected images of a patients gastrointestinal tract collected in-vivo by a swallowable capsule. Images may be displayed for review (e.g., as a study) and/or for further analysis by a user. A subset of images representing the stream of images and automatically selected according to a first selection method may be displayed. On user input, additional images corresponding to a currently displayed image may be displayed, where the additional images are automatically selected according to a second selection method. The second selection method may be based on a relation between images of the stream of in-vivo images and the currently displayed image.
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A system for selecting images of an event indicator includes a processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed, cause the system to: access images of a portion of a gastrointestinal tract captured by a capsule endoscopy device; for each of the images, access one or more scores indicating a presence of an event indicator; select seed images from among the images based on the one or more scores; deduplicate the seed images for images showing the same occurrence of the event indicator, where the deduplicating utilizes a consecutive-image tracker; and present the deduplicated seed images in a graphical user interface to display potential occurrences of the event indicator.
In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, a system includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor(s), cause the system to access images of a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) captured by a capsule endoscopy device; for each of the images, provide, by a deep learning neural network, scores for classifying the image to each of consecutive segments of the GIT; classify each image of a subset of the images, whose scores satisfy a confidence criterion, to one of the consecutive segments of the GIT; refine the classifications of the images in the subset by processing a signal over time corresponding to the classifications of the images in the subset; and estimate, among the images in the subset, a transition (1010) between two adjacent segments of the GIT based on the refined classifications of the images in the subset.
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A helix antenna structure includes loop antennas and a multilayered printed circuit board including printed circuit board layers. Each printed circuit board layer includes a peripheral loop antenna and each adjacent two loop antennas are electrically connected by a connection bridge functioning as a monopole antenna. A selected printed circuit board layer physically and electrically accommodates a transmitter inside ‘its’ peripheral loop antenna, and it further includes a first antenna feeding line which is connected to the loop antenna that is disposed on the selected printed circuit board layer and electrically connectable to a first output terminal of the transmitter. A second antenna feeding line is disposed on another printed circuit board layer and electrically connected to its loop antenna and connectable to another output terminal of the transmitter. The two antenna feeding lines lie in a plane perpendicular to an axis of the printed circuit board after its folding.
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A method executed by a system for selecting images from a plurality of image groups originating from a plurality of imagers of an in-vivo device includes calculating, or otherwise associating, a general score (GS) for images of each image group, to indicate the probability that each image includes at least one pathology, dividing each image group into image subgroups, identifying a set Set(i) of maximum general scores (MGSs), a MGS for each image subgroup of each image group; and selecting images for processing by identifying a MGS|max in each set S(i) of MGSs; identifying the greatest MGS|max and selecting the image related to the greatest MGS|max. The method further includes modifying the set Set(i) of MGSs related to the selected image, and repeating the steps described above until a predetermined criterion selected from a group consisting of a number N of images and a score threshold is met.
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SYSTEMS, DEVICES, APPS, AND METHODS FOR CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURES
Systems, devices, methods for capsule endoscopy procedures are disclosed. A system for a capsule endoscopy procedure includes a capsule device configured to capture in-vivo images over time of at least a portion of a gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of a person, a wearable device configured to be secured to the person where the wearable device is configured to receive at least some of the in-vivo images from the capsule device and to communicate at least some of the received images to a communication device at a same location as the wearable device, and a storage medium storing machine-executable instructions configured to execute on a computing system remote from the location of the wearable device. The instructions, when executed, cause the computing system to receive communicated images from the communication device, perform processing of the communicated images received from the communication device, and communicate with at least one healthcare provider device.
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A swallowable in-vivo device comprising a shell defining a cavity of the in-vivo device, the shell being formed with at least one aperture extending through the shell's wall. The in-vivo device is configured for allowing inlet of fluid into the cavity; The in in-vivo device further comprises and immunoassay system accommodated within the cavity and configured for interacting within the fluid; The in-vivo device also comprises at least one breach mechanism covering the at least one inlet for preventing ingress of fluids into the cavity via the inlet; The at least one breach mechanism comprises a film layer configured for reacting with the fluid and designed to be breached after a predetermined amount of exposure time to the GI fluid, corresponding to a desired location along the GI tract.
An ex-vivo communication module configured for communicating with a swallowable in-vivo device. The communication module comprises a receiving unit operating at a first frequency range and configured for receiving signals from the in-vivo device, and a transmitting unit operating at a second frequency range, different from the first frequency range and configured for transmitting signals to the in-vivo device. The transmitting unit is also configured for serving as a secondary receiving unit, receiving signals from the in-vivo device.
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Systems and methods may display and/or provide analysis of a number of selected images of a patient's gastrointestinal tract collected in-vivo by a swallowable capsule. Images may be displayed for review (e.g., as a study) and/or for further analysis by a user. A subset of images representing the stream of images and automatically selected according to a first selection method may be displayed. On user input, additional images corresponding to a currently displayed image may be displayed, where the additional images are automatically selected according to a second selection method. The second selection method may be based on a relation between images of the stream of in-vivo images and the currently displayed image.
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System and method for position detection of an in-vivo device
A system and method for detecting the position of an in-vivo device based on external light: the system may include an in-vivo device configured for being introduced into a body and having at least one sensor configured for sensing light; and an ex-vivo module including at least one illumination source configured for emitting an indication light towards said body; the indication light is configured for being sensed by the at least one sensor.
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A computerized-method for a mucosal assessment of a mucosal disease in a Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) of a subject, including receiving a stream of images of at least a portion of the GIT, parsing the stream into a plurality of segments, wherein each segment corresponds to a region of the at least portion of the GIT, obtaining a set of values for each segment, wherein the set of values refers to the pathological involvement of the segment in the mucosal disease and to severity of mucosal manifestation of the mucosal disease in the segment, and based on said set of values for each segment, generating a representation indicating the location and severity of the mucosal manifestation of the mucosal disease in the entirety of the at least portion of the subject's GIT, thereby allowing to assess the condition of the mucosal disease in the at least portion of the GIT.
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System and method for selecting for display images captured in vivo
A method executed by a system for selecting images from a plurality of image groups originating from a plurality of imagers of an in-vivo device includes calculating, or otherwise associating, a general score (GS) for images of each image group, to indicate the probability that each image includes at least one pathology, dividing each image group into image subgroups, identifying a set Set(i) of maximum general scores (MGSs), a MGS for each image subgroup of each image group; and selecting images for processing by identifying a MGS|max in each set S(i) of MGSs; identifying the greatest MGS|max and selecting the image related to the greatest MGS|max. The method further includes modifying the set Set(i) of MGSs related to the selected image, and repeating the steps described above until a predetermined criterion selected from a group consisting of a number N of images and a score threshold is met.
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Methods and systems for controlling images capturing and transmission rate in an in-vivo device
Methods for capturing and transmitting images by an in-vivo device comprise operating a pixel array in a superpixel readout mode to capture probe image, for example, according to a time interval. Concurrently to capturing of each probe image, the probe image is evaluated alone or in conjunction with other probe image(s), and if it is determined that no event of interest is detected by the last probe image, or by the last few probe images, the pixel array is operated in the superpixel readout mode and a subsequent probe image is captured. However, if it is determined that the last probe image, or the last few probe images, detected an event of interest, the pixel array is operated in a single pixel readout mode and a single normal image, or a series of normal image, is captured and transmitted, for example, to an external receiver.
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A system and method for detecting the position of an in-vivo device based on external light: the system may include an in-vivo device configured for being introduced into a body and having at least one sensor configured for sensing light; and an ex-vivo module including at least one illumination source configured for emitting an indication light towards said body; the indication light is configured for being sensed by the at least one sensor.
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A system and method for segmenting an image stream to a plurality of segments is provided. A processing unit may be configured to calculate a set of pixel-based properties for frames of an image stream, and detect segments of constant mean values in the sets of pixel-based properties. The segments of constant mean values are detected by using a window method that determines possible partition points of the window, and calculating a difference between mean values of the sets of pixel-based properties for each sub-window of frames. Points of change may be identified in the calculated difference between mean values of the sets of pixel-based properties. A display unit may display a summarized representation of the image stream, wherein the summarized representation includes a plurality of segments, each segment corresponding to a segment of constant mean values in the sets of pixel-based properties.
A swallowable in-vivo device comprising a shell formed with at least one inlet extending across a shell wall and configured for allowing ingress of fluid at least into the shell; the shell accommodates therein a lateral flow (LF) arrangement configured for absorbing the fluid; the LF arrangement comprises a test zone configured for coming into contact, in-vivo, with a predetermined N substance present in the fluid or a compound comprising the substance, thereby causing a change in at least one property of the test zone; the shell further accommodates a sensor configured for sensing, in-vivo, the at least one property, at least when changed by interaction with the fluid; the LF arrangement has at least one curved segment, and at least one exposure portion juxtaposed with the inlet, configured for absorbing the fluid passing through the inlet into the shell.
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System and method for size estimation of in-vivo objects
A system, method and virtual tool for size estimation of in-vivo objects includes receiving and displaying a two-dimensional image of in-vivo objects obtained by in-vivo imaging device; receiving indication of a selected area representing a point of interest from the user via a user input device; estimating depth of a plurality of image pixels around the selected area; calculating three-dimensional coordinates representation of the plurality of image points, based on the estimated depths; casting a virtual tool of a known size onto the three-dimensional representation; and projecting the virtual tool onto the two-dimensional image to create a cursor having a two-dimensional shape on the displayed image.
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An on/off switching circuit includes an on/off switch switchable between an on state and an off state, an light emitting diode (LED) driver to power one or more LEDs to illuminate an area of interest, a switch control unit to transition the on/off switch between the on and off states, the switch control unit including a light sensing circuit comprising at least one LED of the LEDs as a light sensor, and a bi-directional gate circuit. When the on/off switch is in the off state the bi-directional gate is in a first conducting state in which the bi-directional gate circuit connects the light sensor to the light sensing circuit, and when the on/off switch is in the on state the bi-directional gate is in a second conducting state in which the bi-directional gate connects the LED driver to the one or more LEDs including the light sensor.
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A helix antenna structure includes loop antennas and a multilayered printed circuit board including printed circuit board layers. Each printed circuit board layer includes a peripheral loop antenna and each adjacent two loop antennas are electrically connected by a connection bridge functioning as a monopole antenna. A selected printed circuit board layer physically and electrically accommodates a transmitter inside 'its' peripheral loop antenna, and it further includes a first antenna feeding line which is connected to the loop antenna that is disposed on the selected printed circuit board layer and electrically connectable to a first output terminal of the transmitter. A second antenna feeding line is disposed on another printed circuit board layer and electrically connected to its loop antenna and connectable to another output terminal of the transmitter. The two antenna feeding lines lie in a plane perpendicular to an axis of the printed circuit board after its folding.
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF A MUCOSAL DISEASE IN A SUBJECT'S GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
A computerized-method for a mucosal assessment of a mucosal disease in a Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) of a subject, including receiving a stream of images of at least a portion of the GIT, parsing the stream into a plurality of segments, wherein each segment corresponds to a region of the at least portion of the GIT, obtaining a set of values for each segment, wherein the set of values refers to the pathological involvement of the segment in the mucosal disease and to severity of mucosal manifestation of the mucosal disease in the segment, and based on said set of values for each segment, generating a representation indicating the location and severity of the mucosal manifestation of the mucosal disease in the entirety of the at least portion of the subject's GIT, thereby allowing to assess the condition of the mucosal disease in the at least portion of the GIT.
A method executed by a system for selecting images from a plurality of image groups originating from a plurality of imagers of an in-vivo device includes calculating, or otherwise associating, a general score (GS) for images of each image group, to indicate the probability that each image includes at least one pathology, dividing each image group into image subgroups, identifying a set Set(i) of maximum general scores (MGSs), a MGS for each image subgroup of each image group; and selecting images for processing by identifying a MGSlmax in each set S(i) of MGSs; identifying the greatest MGSlmax and selecting the image related to the greatest MGSlmax. The method further includes modifying the set Set(i) of MGSs related to the selected image, and repeating the steps described above until a predetermined criterion selected from a group consisting of a number N of images and a score threshold is met.
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A system and method for capsule imaging system uses an ingestible capsule, a receiver, a data input-output device, data processor and a memory. The receiver sends to the data processor image information received from the capsule. The memory stores a plurality of capsule imaging regimens and one or more statistical models relating patient characteristics to the probability of completion of an imaging procedure for each regimen. The data processor receives input data relating to characteristics of a particular patient, and use the statistical models to estimate, based on the received input data, for each of said plurality of capsule imaging regimens, the probability that the imaging procedure would be completed in the particular patient. The regimen is selected based on the probability estimates, and the patient manages the imaging procedure according to the selected regimen.
A system and method for reconstructing locations of sensors in radiopaque images may estimate sensor locations in two groups of good radiographic images and use them to estimate candidate sensor locations in a group of bad radiographic images B1, . . . , Bn in which many sensors are indiscernible. A first iterative process pervading from the first image B1 to the last image Bn may determine a first set of candidate sensor locations, and a second iterative process pervading from the last image Bn to the first image B1 may determine a second set of candidate sensor location for each image. Location of a sensor in each image Bi may be estimated based on the pertinent first and second candidate sensor locations related, or determined for, the particular sensor in the particular image. Sensor locations still missing in the series of images are, then, estimated using the already estimated sensor locations.
Methods for capturing and transmitting images by an in-vivo device comprise operating a pixel array in a superpixel readout mode to capture probe image, for example, according to a time interval. Concurrently to capturing of each probe image, the probe image is evaluated alone or in conjunction with other probe image(s), and if it is determined that no event of interest is detected by the last probe image, or by the last few probe images, the pixel array is operated in the superpixel readout mode and a subsequent probe image is captured. However, if it is determined that the last probe image, or the last few probe images, detected an event of interest, the pixel array is operated in a single pixel readout mode and a single normal image, or a series of normal image, is captured and transmitted, for example, to an external receiver.
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Sensor belt configured to localize an in-vivo device and method for localization
A wearable sensor belt used as a reference frame for determining a location of an in-vivo device in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the belt including N magnetic field generating coils and M magnetic field sensors configured for dynamic calibration of the belt's geometry in order to accommodate for dynamic changes in the shape and/or size of the belt from one subject to another, and for dynamic changes in the shape and/or size of the belt as a result of changes in a subject's posture. A method for localizing an in-vivo device swallowed by a subject using a sensor belt is also described.
Systems and methods for detecting an anomaly in an image from a set of images captured in vivo by an in-vivo imaging system may include, for each pixel of the image, associating the pixel with a color histogram value from a color histogram database; determining, for each pixel, whether the color histogram value associated with the pixel exceeds a histogram value threshold; assigning a pixel status to each pixel indicating whether the pixel is anomalous or normal; identifying one or more groups of adjacent anomalous pixels, the one or more groups of adjacent anomalous pixels each having a pixel size that exceeds a pixel size threshold; generating, using at least the one or more groups of adjacent anomalous pixels, a binary mask for the image; and determining an image anomaly score for the image based at least in part on the binary mask.
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DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-VIVO IMMUNOASSAY
A swallowable in-vivo device comprising a shell formed with at least one inlet extending across a shell wall and configured for allowing ingress of fluid at least into the shell; the shell accommodates therein a lateral flow (LF) arrangement configured for absorbing the fluid; the LF arrangement comprises a test zone configured for coming into contact, in-vivo, with a predetermined substance present in the fluid or a compound comprising the substance, thereby causing a change in at least one property of the test zone; the shell further accommodates a sensor configured for sensing, in-vivo, the at least one property, at least when changed by interaction with the fluid; the LF arrangement has at least one curved segment, and at least one exposure portion juxtaposed with the inlet, configured for absorbing the fluid passing through the inlet into the shell.
An in-vivo device includes a first communication circuit to communicate with an external communication device by using a first communication protocol while the in-vivo device is in the gastrointestinal system of a subject, a communication condition monitoring (CCM) circuit to monitor communication conditions for the first communication circuit, a second communication circuit to communicate with the external communication device by using a second communication protocol, and a controller configured to receive, from the communication condition monitoring (CCM) circuit, a signal indicative of a communication condition of the communication via the first communication circuit, to compare the communication condition to prerequisite communication condition(s), and to activate the first communication circuit and concurrently deactivate the second communication circuit, or vice versa, based on the comparison result.
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System and method for controlling the display of an image stream
Embodiments of the invention are related to a system and method of controlling a display of image stream. The system may include a memory to store the image stream; the image stream may comprise a plurality of image frames. The system may further include a processor configured to execute the method. The moving image stream may be displayed to a user in an image stream display area of a screen and a frame rate control interface may be generated on a speed control area of the screen, such that the image stream display area is horizontally adjacent to the speed control area. An indication of a desired frame rate for displaying the image stream of the image frames may be received from the user, in that the frame rate may be selected according to a location of a pointing indicator in the speed control area.
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An in-vivo imaging system and method to automatically detect a pathology frame sequence in an image stream captured in vivo. An image stream comprising a plurality of image frames captured in vivo may be received, and a pathology score for at least a portion of the image frames is received. A seed frame which includes at least one pathology candidate may be selected, and the position of the pathology candidate in the seed frame may be determined. A sequence of frames adjacent to the seed frame is defined comprising frames that depict the pathology candidate, and a pathology sequence score is calculated based on the sequence, the pathology sequence score correlating to the probability that the sequence of frames adjacent to the seed frame includes a pathology. If the pathology sequence score is within a range, a display method may be adapted, or the pathology score may be changed based.
A system and method for estimating a size of an object in an image is provided. A tissue model may be provided. Points in an image may be selected. A distance or estimated distance of the points from an imaging device may be determined based on the tissue model. A geometrical relation associating the point, distances and an object may be derived. A size parameter of the object may be calculated based on the geometrical relation. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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Goods & Services
Computer hardware and software for analyzing, detecting, diagnosing, managing, processing, reporting and displaying sensor data from the digestive system; Imaging computer hardware and peripherals; Computer software used to establish, maintain and manage connections with remote medical sensing devices and imaging devices; Computer operating system software for remote medical sensors and imaging devices; and user manuals sold as a unit therewith
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System and method for size estimation of in-vivo objects
A system, method and virtual tool for size estimation of in-vivo objects includes receiving and displaying a two-dimensional image of in-vivo objects obtained by in-vivo imaging device; receiving indication of a selected area representing a point of interest from the user via a user input device; estimating depth of a plurality of image pixels around the selected area; calculating three-dimensional coordinates representation of the plurality of image points, based on the estimated depths; casting a virtual tool of a known size onto the three-dimensional representation; and projecting the virtual tool onto the two-dimensional image to create a cursor having a two-dimensional shape on the displayed image.
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The invention provides a device for in-vivo imaging, for example, using an in-vivo imaging device including an imager a lens and an illumination source, all positioned behind a single viewing window. The in-vivo imaging device may include an element to block light from reaching a point of reflection on the inner surface of the viewing window, thereby preventing the light from being received by the imager.
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System and method for maneuvering coils power optimization
An optimization unit controls electrical currents of a set of electromagnets to generate a wanted maneuvering magnetic field pattern (MMP) for moving an in-vivo device in the GI system. The optimization unit may calculate a magnetic force and a magnetic field to maneuver the in-vivo device from a current location and/or orientation to a new location and/or orientation. The optimization unit may solve a magnetic force optimization problem with respect to the magnetic force in order to determine electrical currents suitable for generating the wanted MMP. The optimization unit may additionally or alternatively solve a minimum electrical power optimization problem with respect to the electrical power to be consumed by the electromagnets in order to recalculate or adjust the electrical currents. The optimization unit may solve one or more of the optimization problems while complying with a set of constraints associated with or derived from each type of optimization objective.
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Method and system for moving an in-vivo device in the gastrointestinal tract
An in-vivo device may be propelled in the gastrointestinal tract by a magnetic force such that the direction of the magnetic force applied to the in-vivo device follows, or is continually adapted to, the instantaneous spatial orientation of the in-vivo device. As the in-vivo device changes orientation in the gastrointestinal tract by the wall of the gastrointestinal tract, so does the magnetic force, to follow suit.
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System and method for automatic detection of in vivo polyps in video sequences
A system and method for identifying an in-vivo image frame with one or more polyps. Center points of candidate imaged structures may be determined, each center point defining a respective circle. Polyp edge scores may be computed for a plurality of points around each center point, each polyp edge score measuring the coincidence of a respective candidate imaged structure and its respective circle. For each center point, a plurality of edge points of the respective candidate imaged structure may be detected based on the polyp edge score and a candidate imaged structure may be identified based on the detected edge points. For each candidate imaged structure, a candidate polyp may be identified for which extrapolating the detected edge points forms an edge in a shape approximating an ellipse. Image frames with candidate polyps contributing to an above threshold overall image score are determined and marked to include a polyp.
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System and method for detection of transitions in an image stream of the gastrointestinal tract
A system and method for detecting a transition in a stream of images of a gastrointestinal (GI) tract may include selecting images from an in-vivo image stream; calculating a segment score for each selected image indicating in which segment of the GI tract the image was captured; applying a smoothing function on the scores; detecting a global step in the smoothed segment score signal indicating a substantial change in a parameter calculated based on segment score signal values of the segment score signal values; detecting a local step indicating a substantial change in a parameter calculated based on segment score signal values of a predetermined interval of the of the segment score signal values; combining the local step and the global step; and determining a point of transition in the stream from one anatomical segment to another, the point of transition correlating to the combined step.
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Method and circuit for muting electromagnetic interference during maneuvering of a device
A switching circuit includes a first switch and a second switch respectively connecting a first terminal and a second terminal of an electrical coil to a positive terminal of a voltage source, a third switch and a fourth switch respectively connecting the first terminal and the second terminal of the electrical coil to a negative terminal of the voltage source, and a controller to control the switching circuit in a current control mode to alternate a voltage polarity of the voltage source to thereby control a magnitude and direction of the electrical current of the electrical coil, and to control the switching circuit in a current hold mode to disconnect the electrical coil from the voltage source and to short-circuit the electrical coil to maintain the magnitude and direction of the electrical current at the transition time when the switching circuit switched to the current hold mode.
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A wearable sensor belt used as a reference frame for determining a location of an in- vivo device in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the belt including N magnetic field generating coils and M magnetic field sensors configured for dynamic calibration of the belt's geometry in order to accommodate for dynamic changes in the shape and/or size of the belt from one subject to another, and for dynamic changes in the shape and/or size of the belt as a result of changes in a subject's posture. A method for localizing an in- vivo device swallowed by a subject using a sensor belt is also described.
A swallowable in-vivo device contains a movement detection unit that includes a movement sensing unit, a frequency analyzing unit (FAU) and a time analyzing unit (TAU). The movement sensing unit senses movements of the in-vivo device relative to a non-stationary three-dimensional reference frame, and outputs a movement signal. The frequency analyzing unit may analyze the movement signal spectrally to detect a potential command-invoking movement, and the time analyzing unit may analyze the potential CIM temporally, possibly in conjunction with a series of other movement events, to determine whether the potential CIM is a genuine CIM. If the potential CIM is determined to be a genuine CIM, the in-vivo device may execute a predetermined command associated with the CIM. Otherwise, the in-vivo device may refrain from executing a CIM-related command. A PCB including the movement detection unit and a processor for processing their output is provided for the vivo sensing device.
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Systems and methods for displaying an image stream captured by an in vivo imaging device are presented. A method comprises receiving a stream of image frames captured by the in vivo device, each frame comprising a plurality of pixels. A summarized image presentation comprising summarized data elements may be generated, each summarized data element corresponding to at least one frame from the image stream. Summarized data elements are generated by ordering pixels of one or more image frames according to a first sorting parameter, sampling the ordered pixels according to a predetermined sampling scheme to acquire a subset of ordered pixels; and combining or appending sampled pixels to form a summarized data element. The summarized data elements are combined to form a summarized image presentation.
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEQUENTIAL IMAGE ANALYSIS OF AN IN VIVO IMAGE STREAM
A system and method for segmenting an image stream to a plurality of segments is provided. A processing unit may be configured to calculate a set of pixel-based properties for frames of an image stream, and detect segments of constant mean values in the sets of pixel-based properties. The segments of constant mean values are detected by using a window method that determines possible partition points of the window, and calculating a difference between mean values of the sets of pixel-based properties for each sub-window of frames. Points of change may be identified in the calculated difference between mean values of the sets of pixel-based properties. A display unit may display a summarized representation of the image stream, wherein the summarized representation includes a plurality of segments, each segment corresponding to a segment of constant mean values in the sets of pixel-based properties.
A system and method for detecting and displaying contractile activity patterns of a gastrointestinal tract is provided. An image stream captured by an in vivo device may be automatically analyzed, the image stream comprising image frames, each frame comprising a plurality of pixels. A processing unit may be configured to obtain a motility bar comprising lines, the motility bar calculated based on at least a subset of selected frames of the image stream, each line representing pixel-based properties of an image frame. The motility bar may be filtered by the processing unit, which is further configured to detect contractile activity patterns in the in the filtered representation of the motility bar by detecting local maxima points. A display representing the detected contractile activity patterns may be generated on a visual display unit.
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Device and system for checking the status of an in-vivo imaging device
A device and system for monitoring the status of a battery in an in-vivo imaging device, prior to use of the in-vivo imaging device. The device may include a frame counter for counting the number of frames captured and may include monitoring the voltage of the battery. A warning signal is generated if it is determined that the battery is faulty prior to use. The warning signal can be generated by the device and/or by a receiver which receives data from the in-vivo imaging device and/or a by workstation which receives the data from the receiver.
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Methods and systems for controlling an on/off switch
A control circuit for controlling a state of a switching circuit may include a first unit to sense and interpret a wireless signal or physical parameter as an “on” signal to transition the switching circuit to the “on” state, or as an “off” signal to transition the switching circuit to the “off” state, and to transfer a first digital signal or logic value and/or a second digital signal or logic value, which may respectively or combinatorially represent the “on” signal or the “off” signal, to a second unit via a first output and/or a second output of the first unit, respectively. The second unit may force a control input of the switching circuit to a logic value which is a function of the first digital signal or value and/or second digital signal or value and congruent with the state to which the switching circuit is to be transitioned.
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Anorectal diagnostic procedures are oftentimes carried out with the patient laying in the left decubitus position, which leads to non-representative response to test maneuvers due to the unnatural position and patient anxiety. Devices spanning, or fastened on, the interglutial cleft of a patient allow for a more natural patient position and eliminate non-representative responses.
A method and a system for displaying portions of in vivo images such as pathological or anatomical landmark portions of images, may include receiving a stream of in vivo images captured in a body lumen, and selecting relevant image portions such as suspected pathological image portions from the stream, based on one or more predetermined criteria. A spatial arrangement of the image portions may be determined, and the selected image portions may be resized to an appropriate size, and displayed in a rectangular or hexagonal array layout according to the determined spatial arrangement, such that rows and columns of selected image portions are adjacent to each other.
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An in-vivo device includes a first communication circuit to communicate with an external communication device by using a first communication protocol while the in- vivo device is in the gastrointestinal system of a subject, a communication condition monitoring (CCM) circuit to monitor communication conditions for the first communication circuit, a second communication circuit to communicate with the external communication device by using a second communication protocol, and a controller configured to receive, from the communication condition monitoring (CCM) circuit, a signal indicative of a communication condition of the communication via the first communication circuit, to compare the communication condition to prerequisite communication condition(s), and to activate the first communication circuit and concurrently deactivate the second communication circuit, or vice versa, based on the comparison result.
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System and method for spatiotemporally synchronizing and displaying bodily organ images and physiological parameter(s) related thereto
A visualization system may include a radiographic imaging apparatus for obtaining radioscopic images of a bodily organ with one or more radio discernible sensors introduced into the organ in order to sense physiological parameter(s) related to the physiological activity of the imaged organ. The sensors may be pressure sensors, temperature sensors, etc. The visualization system may also include a computing device for identifying the organ and the relative locations of the sensors in each radioscopic image, and it may generate a displayable representation symbol that may represent the sensors and the sensors' output values. Display attributes that depend on the sensors' locations and output values may define the location of the representation symbol. Acquiring a radioscopic image of the bodily organ and reading the sensors' outputs may be performed simultaneously in order to facilitate spatiotemporal synchronization between display of the image of the organ and display of the representation symbol.
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Embodiments of the invention are related to a system and method of controlling a display of image stream. The system may include a memory to store the image stream; the image stream may comprise a plurality of image frames. The system may further include a processor configured to execute the method. The moving image stream may be displayed to a user in an image stream display area of a screen and a frame rate control interface may be generated on a speed control area of the screen, such that the image stream display area is horizontally adjacent to the speed control area. An indication of a desired frame rate for displaying the image stream of the image frames may be received from the user, in that the frame rate may be selected according to a location of a pointing indicator in the speed control area.
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