A Platform for Gastric Cancer Screening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
- Submitting institution
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The University of Leeds
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- ELEC-40
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1109/TBME.2014.2386309
- Title of journal
- IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
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- First page
- 1324
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 5
- ISSN
- 0018-9294
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- December
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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6
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This paper introduces an affordable platform for gastroesophageal cancer screening in rural areas of low-income countries. The innovative actuation principle, based on three independent waterjets for steering the endoscope tip, guarantees dexterity at an ultra-low cost of components, and was patented (WO/2016/040451). This platform led to an EPSRC GCRF award (EP/P027938/1, £1.6M) to develop endoscopy in rural China, an NIHR award (16/137/11, £2.0M), and a Royal Society grant (CH160052, £100,000). The research won the Surgical Robot Challenge award (£7,000) at the Hamlyn Symposium of Medical Robotics 2016, and was reported on the BBC (‘Look North’, 20th November 2017).
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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