METHOD FOR DETECTING THE POSITION OF A MAGNETICALLY-GUIDED ENDOSCOPY CAPSULE AND ENDOSCOPY DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD

摘要

The invention relates to a method for detecting the position of a magnetically-guided endoscopy capsule (2) and to a endoscopy device operating according to said method. A camera image (28) of an object chamber illuminated by at least one light source (6) arranged in or on the endoscopy capsule (2) can be taken. From the position of the real image (30) of a virtual image (22) of the light source in the camera image (28), produced by reflecting on a mirrored surface (12), information about the position of the endoscopy capsule (2) in relation to said mirrored surface (12) is obtained.