Robotic ultrasound imaging: State-of-the-art and future perspectives
Ultrasound (US) is one of the most widely used modalities for clinical intervention and
diagnosis due to the merits of providing non-invasive, radiation-free, and real-time images …
diagnosis due to the merits of providing non-invasive, radiation-free, and real-time images …
Machine learning in robotic ultrasound imaging: Challenges and perspectives
This article reviews recent advances in intelligent robotic ultrasound imaging systems. We
begin by presenting the commonly employed robotic mechanisms and control techniques in …
begin by presenting the commonly employed robotic mechanisms and control techniques in …
Intelligent robotic sonographer: Mutual information-based disentangled reward learning from few demonstrations
Ultrasound (US) imaging is widely used for biometric measurement and diagnosis of internal
organs due to the advantages of being real-time and radiation-free. However, due to inter …
organs due to the advantages of being real-time and radiation-free. However, due to inter …
Dopus-net: Quality-aware robotic ultrasound imaging based on doppler signal
Medical ultrasound (US) is widely used to evaluate and stage vascular diseases, in
particular for the preliminary screening program, due to the advantage of being radiation …
particular for the preliminary screening program, due to the advantage of being radiation …
Design and quantitative assessment of teleoperation-based human–robot collaboration method for robot-assisted sonography
Tele-echography has emerged as a promising and effective solution, leveraging the
expertise of sonographers and the autonomy of robots to perform ultrasound scanning for …
expertise of sonographers and the autonomy of robots to perform ultrasound scanning for …
Skeleton graph-based ultrasound-ct non-rigid registration
Autonomous ultrasound (US) scanning has attracted increased attention, and it has been
seen as a potential solution to overcome the limitations of conventional US examinations …
seen as a potential solution to overcome the limitations of conventional US examinations …
Needle segmentation using gan: Restoring thin instrument visibility in robotic ultrasound
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle insertion is a standard procedure employed in both
biopsy and ablation in clinical practices. However, due to the complex interaction between …
biopsy and ablation in clinical practices. However, due to the complex interaction between …
Robot-assisted deep venous thrombosis ultrasound examination using virtual fixture
Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a common vascular disease with blood clots inside deep
veins, which may block blood flow or even cause a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. A …
veins, which may block blood flow or even cause a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. A …
Autonomous robotic ultrasound vascular imaging system with decoupled control strategy for external-vision-free environments
Objective: Ultrasound (US) probes scan over the surface of the human body to acquire US
images in clinical vascular US diagnosis. However, due to the deformation and specificity of …
images in clinical vascular US diagnosis. However, due to the deformation and specificity of …
Autonomous respiratory motion compensated robot for CT-guided abdominal radiofrequency ablations
AL Gunderman, M Musa… - … on Medical Robotics …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective minimally-invasive treatment used for a variety
of solid tumor cancers, including lung, breast, kidney, pancreatic, and liver. However …
of solid tumor cancers, including lung, breast, kidney, pancreatic, and liver. However …