During the last decades, the research community of medical imaging has witnessed
continuous advances in image registration methods, which pushed the limits of the state-of …

Needle insertion procedures are commonly used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. In
this paper, an image-guided control system is developed to robotically steer flexible needles …

Objectives To evaluate the accuracy and speed of a novel robotic technique as an aid to
perform magnetic resonance image (MRI)-guided prostate biopsies on patients with cancer …

Purpose: MRI-guided prostate needle biopsy requires compensation for organ motion
between target planning and needle placement. Two questions are studied and answered in …

Endovenous laser treatment (ELT) is a minimally invasive technique used to treat varicose
veins. In this technique, an optical fiber is inserted into the vein to be treated and the laser …

Breast cancer is the most common cancer, comprising 22.9% of all cancer cases in women.
Early detection is of key importance for effective treatment. Small breast lesions are …

Needle insertion into soft tissue is one of the common minimally invasive surgical
procedures. Many diagnostic and therapeutic clinical procedures require insertion of a …

MRI-guided prostate needle biopsy requires compensation for organ motion between target
planning and needle placement. Two questions are studied and answered in this work: is …

Prostate adenocarcinoma is the most common cancer among men and second leading
cause of mortality of men in the United States. External beam radiotherapy (RT) is often used …

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