Robot-assisted medical imaging: A review

SE Salcudean, H Moradi, DG Black… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robot-assisted medical imaging entails the use of a robot to acquire a medical image.
Examples include robot-assisted endoscopic camera imaging, ultrasound imaging where …

Task-driven source–detector trajectories in cone-beam computed tomography: I. Theory and methods

JW Stayman, S Capostagno, GJ Gang… - Journal of Medical …, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We develop a mathematical framework for the design of orbital trajectories that are optimal
to a particular imaging task (or tasks) in advanced cone-beam computed tomography …

[HTML][HTML] Practical part-specific trajectory optimization for robot-guided inspection via computed tomography

F Bauer, D Forndran, T Schromm… - Journal of Nondestructive …, 2022 - Springer
Robot-guided computed tomography enables the inspection of parts that are too large for
conventional systems and allows, for instance, the non-destructive and volumetric …

Task-driven source–detector trajectories in cone-beam computed tomography: II. Application to neuroradiology

S Capostagno, JW Stayman… - Journal of Medical …, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We apply the methodology detailed in “Task-driven source–detector trajectories in cone-
beam computed tomography: I. Theory and methods” by Stayman et al. for task-driven …

[HTML][HTML] Design of a computed tomography automation architecture

N Hashem, M Pryor, D Haas, J Hunter - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a literature review on techniques related to the computed tomography
procedure that incorporate automation elements in their research investigations or industrial …

Image quality and dose characteristics for an O‐arm intraoperative imaging system with model‐based image reconstruction

A Uneri, X Zhang, T Yi, JW Stayman, PA Helm… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To assess the imaging performance and radiation dose characteristics of the O‐
arm CBCT imaging system (Medtronic Inc., Littleton MA) and demonstrate the potential for …

Cone‐beam imaging with tilted rotation axis: method and performance evaluation

C Zhao, M Herbst, S Vogt, L Ritschl, S Kappler… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The recently introduced robotic x‐ray systems provide the flexibility to acquire cone‐
beam computed tomography (CBCT) data using customized, application‐specific source …

Guest editorial low-dose CT: what has been done, and what challenges remain?

JZ Liang, PJ La Riviere, G El Fakhri… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The introduction of computed tomography (CT) in 1972 was among the most significant
development in medical imaging since the discovery of X-rays in 1895. In addition, the …

A line fiducial method for geometric calibration of cone-beam CT systems with diverse scan trajectories

MW Jacobson, MD Ketcha, S Capostagno… - Physics in Medicine …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Modern cone-beam CT systems, especially C-arms, are capable of diverse source-detector
orbits. However, geometric calibration of these systems using conventional configurations of …

Personalization of x-ray tube motion in digital breast tomosynthesis using virtual Defrise phantoms

RJ Acciavatti, B Barufaldi, TL Vent… - … 2019: Physics of …, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), projection images are acquired as the x-ray tube
rotates in the plane of the chest wall. We constructed a prototype next-generation …