Researchers in Zurich successfully perform remote magnetic endoscopy on a live pig in Hong Kong

The operating room at the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. On the screen in the centre you can see the live link to Zurich. Credit: ETH Zurich Researchers at ETH Zurich and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have succeeded for the first time in using remote control to perform a magnetic endoscopy on a live pig. The researchers controlled the probe from Zurich while the animal was on the operating table in Hong Kong. It’s three o’clock in the morning, and Alexandre Mesot is in a room in Zurich operating an endoscope. The doctoral Read More