Emerging robotic platforms for minimally invasive surgery
Recent technological advances in surgery have resulted in the development of a range of
new techniques that have reduced patient trauma, shortened hospitalization, and improved …
new techniques that have reduced patient trauma, shortened hospitalization, and improved …
State of the art and future opportunities in MRI-guided robot-assisted surgery and interventions
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide high-quality 3-D visualization of target
anatomy, surrounding tissue, and instrumentation, but there are significant challenges in …
anatomy, surrounding tissue, and instrumentation, but there are significant challenges in …
A survey on actuators-driven surgical robots
Robot-assisted surgeries have been integrated and leading to a paradigm shift in surgical
fields. With the emergence of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), especially Natural Orifice …
fields. With the emergence of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), especially Natural Orifice …
Development of a robotic system with six‐degrees‐of‐freedom robotic tool manipulators for single‐port surgery
Y Kobayashi, Y Sekiguchi, T Noguchi… - … Journal of Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Current robotic systems have limitations for single‐port surgery (SPS) because
the instruments are large, the arms collide and the field of vision requires manual …
the instruments are large, the arms collide and the field of vision requires manual …
[HTML][HTML] Deep learning for semantic segmentation of organs and tissues in laparoscopic surgery
PM Scheikl, S Laschewski, A Kisilenko… - Current Directions in …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Semantic segmentation of organs and tissue types is an important sub-problem in image
based scene understanding for laparoscopic surgery and is a prerequisite for context-aware …
based scene understanding for laparoscopic surgery and is a prerequisite for context-aware …
Analysis of current deep learning networks for semantic segmentation of anatomical structures in laparoscopic surgery
Semantic segmentation of anatomical structures in laparoscopic videos is a crucial task to
enable the development of new computer-assisted systems that can assist surgeons during …
enable the development of new computer-assisted systems that can assist surgeons during …
Development of a needle insertion manipulator for central venous catheterization
Y Kobayashi, J Hong, R Hamano… - … Journal of Medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Central venous catheterization is a procedure in which a doctor inserts a
catheter into a patient's vein for transfusions. Risks of this procedure include bleeding from …
catheter into a patient's vein for transfusions. Risks of this procedure include bleeding from …
Image-guided laparoscopic surgery in an open MRI operating theater
N Tsutsumi, M Tomikawa, M Uemura, T Akahoshi… - Surgical …, 2013 - Springer
Background The recent development of open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has
provided an opportunity for the next stage of image-guided surgical and interventional …
provided an opportunity for the next stage of image-guided surgical and interventional …
Detection of curved robots using 3D ultrasound
Three-dimensional ultrasound can be an effective imaging modality for image-guided
interventions since it enables visualization of both the instruments and the tissue. For robotic …
interventions since it enables visualization of both the instruments and the tissue. For robotic …
A surgical robot with vision field control for single port endoscopic surgery
Y Kobayashi, Y Tomono, Y Sekiguchi… - … Journal of Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background Robotic end‐effectors for single port endoscopic surgery (SPS) require a
manual change of vision field that slows surgery and increases the degrees of freedom …
manual change of vision field that slows surgery and increases the degrees of freedom …