Despite rapid developments in the research areas of medical imaging, medical image
processing, and robotics, the use of computer assistance in surgical routine is still limited to …

This work aims to* predict* the* 3D* coordinates of the* point* of* interest*(POI) on* the
surface of beating heart in dynamic minimally invasive surgery, which can improve the …

This paper provides a broad overview of medical robot systems used in surgery. After
introducing basic concepts of computer-integrated surgery, surgical CAD/CAM, and surgical …

In dynamic minimally invasive surgery environments, 3D reconstruction of deformable soft-
tissue surfaces with stereo endoscopic images is very challenging. A simple self-supervised …

This paper focuses on the development of control algorithms for intelligent robotic tools that
assist off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. In the robotic-assisted CABG …

3D ultrasound imaging has enabled minimally invasive, beating heart intracardiac
procedures. However, rapid heart motion poses a serious challenge to the surgeon that is …

A teleoperation approach to diagnostic ultrasound, in which the ultrasound transducer is
positioned by a robot, is described in this paper. An inherently safe counterbalanced robot …

An important obstacle in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) is the significant degradation of
haptic feedback (sensation of touch) to the surgeon about surgical instrument's interaction …

Objective: Recovering tissue deformation during robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery
(MIS) is an important step towards motion compensation and stabilization. This article …

The beating heart tracking based on stereo endoscope remains challenging due to highly
dynamic scenes and poor imaging conditions in minimally invasive surgery. This paper …