| Project Detail |
Magnetic tracking technology is the gold-standard for in vivo navigation where line-of-sight is not available. Magnetic tracking reduces dependence on radiation imaging and provides highly accurate tracking of instruments, tools and cameras inside the patient. However, existing commercial and research solutions are wired. High-accuracy wireless tracking can transform existing clinical applications of magnetic tracking such as electrophysiology (EP) mapping of the beating heart by dramatically reducing wire clutter in the OR, and simplifying the clinical workflow. More importantly, wireless tracking can open up new clinical applications where high-accuracy position navigation are not feasible to date, such as in capsule endoscopy. Existing capsules provide video feed to the clinical team without localisation to the patient’s anatomy. Our wireless position navigation design can seamlessly integrate with existing technology solutions to provide highly accurate localisation of abnormalities within the colon, resulting in more precise and faster diagnosis. This project builds on ground-breaking innovations from the ERC Deep Field project to demonstrate proof-of-concept pre-clinical validation for our wireless magnetic navigation design in high-value existing applications in cardiology such as EP mapping, as well as demonstrating feasibility of high-accuracy position navigation in capsule endoscopy for the first time. |
