Machine learning in robotic ultrasound imaging: Challenges and perspectives

Y Bi, Z Jiang, F Duelmer, D Huang… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews recent advances in intelligent robotic ultrasound imaging systems. We
begin by presenting the commonly employed robotic mechanisms and control techniques in …

Frontiers of medical robotics: from concept to systems to clinical translation

J Troccaz, G Dagnino, GZ Yang - Annual review of biomedical …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Medical robotics is poised to transform all aspects of medicine—from surgical intervention to
targeted therapy, rehabilitation, and hospital automation. A key area is the development of …

Robotic ultrasound systems in medicine

AM Priester, S Natarajan… - IEEE transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robots ultrasound (RUS) can be defined as the combination of ultrasound imaging with a
robotic system in medical interventions. With their potential for high precision, dexterity, and …

Piezoelectrically actuated robotic system for MRI-guided prostate percutaneous therapy

H Su, W Shang, G Cole, G Li… - IEEE/ASME …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a fully actuated robotic system for percutaneous prostate therapy under
continuously acquired live magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance. The system is …

Issues in closed-loop needle steering

C Rossa, M Tavakoli - Control engineering practice, 2017 - Elsevier
Percutaneous needle insertion is amongst the most prevalent clinical procedures. The
effectiveness of needle-base interventions heavily relies on needle targeting accuracy …

Fully automatic three-dimensional ultrasound imaging based on conventional B-scan

Q Huang, B Wu, J Lan, X Li - IEEE transactions on biomedical …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic ultrasound systems have turned into clinical use over the past few decades,
increasing precision and quality of medical operations. In this paper, we propose a fully …

Design and experimental setup of a robotic medical instrument for brachytherapy in non-resectable liver tumors

P Tucan, C Vaida, D Horvath, A Caprariu, A Burz… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This paper presents an experimental study on a brachytherapy multi-
needle insertion device, manipulated using a collaborative robot, to assess a set of …

Intensity-based visual servoing for instrument and tissue tracking in 3D ultrasound volumes

C Nadeau, H Ren, A Krupa… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a three dimensional ultrasound (3DUS)-based visual servoing
technique for intraoperative tracking of the motion of both surgical instruments and tissue …

Targeted MRI-guided prostate biopsies for the detection of prostate cancer: initial clinical experience with real-time 3-dimensional transrectal ultrasound guidance and …

G Fiard, N Hohn, JL Descotes, JJ Rambeaud… - Urology, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To prove the feasibility and evaluate the initial clinical results of targeted
prostate biopsies using the Urostation novel platform using magnetic resonance imaging …

Automated robotic breast ultrasound acquisition using ultrasound feedback

MK Welleweerd, AG de Groot… - … on robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current challenges in automated robotic breast ultrasound (US) acquisitions include
keeping acoustic coupling between the breast and the US probe, minimizing tissue …