State of the art and future opportunities in MRI-guided robot-assisted surgery and interventions

H Su, KW Kwok, K Cleary, I Iordachita… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide high-quality 3-D visualization of target
anatomy, surrounding tissue, and instrumentation, but there are significant challenges in …

[HTML][HTML] Remote vascular interventional surgery robotics: A literature review

Y Zhao, Z Mei, X Luo, J Mao, Q Zhao… - Quantitative Imaging in …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vascular interventional doctors are exposed to radiation hazards during surgery and endure
high work intensity. Remote vascular interventional surgery robotics is a hot research field …

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 …

Shape tracking and feedback control of cardiac catheter using MRI-guided robotic platform—Validation with pulmonary vein isolation simulator in MRI

Z Dong, X Wang, G Fang, Z He, JDL Ho… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cardiac electrophysiology is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation, in which a long,
steerable catheter is inserted into the heart chamber to conduct radio frequency ablation …

Force control with a novel robotic catheterization system based on braided sleeve grippers

O Al-Ahmad, M Ourak, J Vlekken… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The complex, deformable, and dynamic cardiovascular system makes precise control of
flexible medical instruments a challenging task. An innovative robot-assisted catheterization …

The critical technologies of vascular interventional robotic catheterization: A Review

B Ren, Y Zhao, J Zhang, H Li, K Li… - IEEE Sensors …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vascular interventional surgery (VIS) robots are capable of performing various operations
such as drug delivery, coil filling, balloon stent expansion, percutaneous catheter ablation …

Design of a percutaneous MRI-guided needle robot with soft fluid-driven actuator

Z He, Z Dong, G Fang, JDL Ho… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Percutaneous ablation is a standard therapy for most cases of hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC), which is a general type of primary liver cancer. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) …

MR-conditional actuations: A review

Q Xiao, R Monfaredi, M Musa, K Cleary… - Annals of biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most prevailing technologies to enable
noninvasive and radiation-free soft tissue imaging. Operating a robotic device under MRI …

MRI-guided robot intervention—current state-of-the-art and new challenges

S Huang, C Lou, Y Zhou, Z He, X Jin, Y Feng, A Gao… - Med-X, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is now a widely used modality for providing
multimodal, high-quality soft tissue contrast images with good spatiotemporal resolution but …

Design and stability analysis of a nonlinear controller for MRI-compatible pneumatic motors

M Li - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Among permissible magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible actuators for surgical
robots, turbine-based pneumatic motors are noticeably favorited due to its compact size …