MRI robots for needle-based interventions: systems and technology

R Monfaredi, K Cleary, K Sharma - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2018 - Springer
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides high-quality soft-tissue images of anatomical
structures and radiation free imaging. The research community has focused on establishing …

Design and fabrication of concentric tube robots: a survey

CJ Nwafor, C Girerd, GJ Laurent… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Concentric tube robots (CTRs) have drawn significant research attention over the years,
particularly due to their applications in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Indeed, their small …

Soft robotic manipulator for intraoperative MRI-guided transoral laser microsurgery

G Fang, MCK Chow, JDL Ho, Z He, K Wang, TC Ng… - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (MRI) provides compelling features for the guidance of
interventional procedures, including high-contrast soft tissue imaging, detailed visualization …

Magnetic concentric tube robots: Introduction and analysis

Q Peyron, Q Boehler, P Rougeot… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, we propose a new type of continuum robot, referred to as a magnetic
concentric tube robot (M-CTR), for performing minimally invasive surgery in narrow and …

Techniques for stereotactic neurosurgery: beyond the frame, toward the intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging–guided and robot-assisted approaches

Z Guo, MCW Leong, H Su, KW Kwok, DTM Chan… - World neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
The development of stereotaxy can be dated back 100 years. However, most stereotactic
neurosurgery still relies on the workflow established about half a century ago. With the …

Robotic applications in cranial neurosurgery: current and future

T Ball, J González-Martínez, A Zemmar… - Operative …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Robotics applied to cranial surgery is a fast-moving and fascinating field, which is
transforming the practice of neurosurgery. With exponential increases in computing power …

[HTML][HTML] Automated steerable path planning for deep brain stimulation safeguarding fiber tracts and deep gray matter nuclei

A Segato, V Pieri, A Favaro, M Riva, A Falini… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgical procedure consisting in the stereotactic
implantation of stimulation electrodes to specific brain targets, such as deep gray matter …

Computer assisted planning for curved laser interstitial thermal therapy

M Pinzi, VN Vakharia, BY Hwang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LiTT) isa minimally invasive alternative to conventional
open surgery for drug-resistant focal mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). Recent studies …

Interactive Multi‐Stage Robotic Positioner for Intra‐Operative MRI‐Guided Stereotactic Neurosurgery

Z He, J Dai, JDL Ho, HS Tong, X Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrates clear advantages over other imaging
modalities in neurosurgery with its ability to delineate critical neurovascular structures and …

Treating epilepsy via thermal ablation: Initial experiments with an MRI-guided concentric tube robot

Y Chen, ME Poorman… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder affecting 65 million people globally [1]. Anti-
epileptic medications fail to provide effective seizure control for 30% of patients, placing …