Sensing technologies for guidance during needle-based interventions
Needle intervention is widely employed in clinical practices, such as biopsies, regional
anesthesia, blood sampling, neurosurgery, and brachytherapy. Traditional needle insertion …
anesthesia, blood sampling, neurosurgery, and brachytherapy. Traditional needle insertion …
Kalman-filter-based, dynamic 3-d shape reconstruction for steerable needles with fiber bragg gratings in multicore fibers
A Donder, FR y Baena - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Steerable needles are a promising technology to provide safe deployment of tools through
complex anatomy in minimally invasive surgery, including tumor-related diagnoses and …
complex anatomy in minimally invasive surgery, including tumor-related diagnoses and …
Needle tip tracking in 2D ultrasound based on improved compressive tracking and adaptive Kalman filter
Ultrasound (US) is commonly used in percutaneous needle procedures for real-time
guidance. Accurate and robust automatic needle tracking is highly desirable to address the …
guidance. Accurate and robust automatic needle tracking is highly desirable to address the …
Lie-group theoretic approach to shape-sensing using fbg-sensorized needles including double-layer tissue and s-shape insertions
Flexible bevel-tipped needles are often used for needle insertion in minimally invasive
surgical techniques due to their ability to be steered in cluttered environments. Shape …
surgical techniques due to their ability to be steered in cluttered environments. Shape …
A robust graph-based framework for 3-d shape reconstruction of flexible medical instruments using multi-core fbgs
This paper proposes a novel graph-based framework for 3-D shape sensing of flexible
medical instruments using multi-core fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. Due to noisy …
medical instruments using multi-core fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. Due to noisy …
A Survey of Needle Steering Approaches in Minimally Invasive Surgery
In virtue of a curved insertion path inside tissues, needle steering techniques have revealed
the potential with the assistance of medical robots and images. The superiority of this …
the potential with the assistance of medical robots and images. The superiority of this …
Flexible needle steering in moving biological tissue with motion compensation using ultrasound and force feedback
J Chevrie, N Shahriari, M Babel… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Needle insertion procedures under ultrasound guidance are commonly used for diagnosis
and therapy. It is often critical to accurately reach a targeted region, and this can be difficult …
and therapy. It is often critical to accurately reach a targeted region, and this can be difficult …
Robust path planning for flexible needle insertion using Markov decision processes
Purpose Flexible needle has the potential to accurately navigate to a treatment region in the
least invasive manner. We propose a new planning method using Markov decision …
least invasive manner. We propose a new planning method using Markov decision …
[HTML][HTML] Optical fiber-based needle shape sensing in real tissue: Single core vs. multicore approaches
Flexible needle insertion procedures are common for minimally-invasive surgeries for
diagnosing and treating prostate cancer. Bevel-tip needles provide physicians the capability …
diagnosing and treating prostate cancer. Bevel-tip needles provide physicians the capability …
Hybrid Deep Learning and Model-Based Needle Shape Prediction
Needle insertion using flexible bevel-tip needles is a common minimally invasive surgical
technique for prostate cancer interventions. Flexible, asymmetric bevel-tip needles enable …
technique for prostate cancer interventions. Flexible, asymmetric bevel-tip needles enable …