Synthetic data accelerates the development of generalizable learning-based algorithms for X-ray image analysis

C Gao, BD Killeen, Y Hu, RB Grupp… - Nature Machine …, 2023 - nature.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) now enables automated interpretation of medical images. However,
AI's potential use for interventional image analysis remains largely untapped. This is …

Autonomous navigation for robot-assisted intraluminal and endovascular procedures: A systematic review

A Pore, Z Li, D Dall'Alba, A Hernansanz… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Increased demand for less invasive procedures has accelerated the adoption of Intraluminal
Procedures (IP) and Endovascular Interventions (EI) performed through body lumens and …

[HTML][HTML] A review on machine learning in flexible surgical and interventional robots: Where we are and where we are going

D Wu, R Zhang, A Pore, D Dall'Alba, XT Ha, Z Li… - … Signal Processing and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Minimally Invasive Procedures (MIPs) emerged as an alternative to more invasive
surgical approaches, offering patient benefits such as smaller incisions, less pain, and …

Soft robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery and interventions: Advances and outlook

KW Kwok, H Wurdemann, A Arezzo… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Since the emergence of soft robotics around two decades ago, research interest in the field
has escalated at a pace. It is fuelled by the industry's appreciation of the wide range of soft …

Surgical Gym: A high-performance GPU-based platform for reinforcement learning with surgical robots

S Schmidgall, A Krieger… - 2024 IEEE International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advances in robot-assisted surgery have resulted in progressively more precise,
efficient, and minimally invasive procedures, sparking a new era of robotic surgical …

Autonomous navigation of a magnetic colonoscope using force sensing and a heuristic search algorithm

HE Huang, SY Yen, CF Chu, FM Suk, GS Lien… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
This paper presents an autonomous navigation system for cost-effective magnetic-assisted
colonoscopy, employing force-based sensors, an actuator, a proportional–integrator …

Modeling and experimental characterization of propulsion of a spiral-type microrobot for medical use in gastrointestinal tract

H Zhou, G Alici, TD Than, W Li - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a spiral-type medical robot based on an endoscopic capsule was propelled in
a fluidic and tubular environment using electromagnetic actuation. Both modeling and …

[HTML][HTML] A review on model-based and model-free approaches to control soft actuators and their potentials in colonoscopy

M Asgari, L Magerand, L Manfredi - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide and responsible for
approximately 1 million deaths annually. Early screening is essential to increase the …

Colonoscopy navigation using end-to-end deep visuomotor control: A user study

A Pore, M Finocchiaro, D Dall'Alba… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Flexible Endoscopes (FEs) for colonoscopy present several limitations due to their inherent
complexity, resulting in patient discomfort and lack of intuitiveness for clinicians. Robotic FEs …

Deep reinforcement learning-based control for stomach coverage scanning of wireless capsule endoscopy

Y Zhang, L Bai, L Liu, H Ren… - 2022 IEEE International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to its non-invasive and painless characteristics, wireless capsule endoscopy has
become the new gold standard for assessing gastrointestinal disorders. Omissions …