Video Mosaicing for Esophageal Endoscopy
by
Robert Carroll
Esophageal carcinoma has the fastest growing rate of occurrence of
all cancers in the United States. A condition known as Barrett’s
esophagus is one of the best early warning signs for this type of
cancer, but doctors must use an endoscope to visually diagnose a
patient with the condition. The University of Washington Human
Interface Technology Lab is currently developing an ultra-thin
endoscope that will allow screening for such diseases to be done more
easily. My research focuses on using video captured with the
endoscope to create a single mosaic image of a patient’s esophagus.
By tracking camera motion in the esophagus each frame from the video
sequence can be combined to create unzipped view of the
esophagus. This will allow doctors to quickly see the entire surface
of the esophagus and easily detect the Barrett’s condition.
Advised by Steve Seitz
CSE 403
Wednesday
April 19, 2006
3:30 - 4:20 pm