Shape sensing techniques for continuum robots in minimally invasive surgery: A survey
Continuum robots provide inherent structural compliance with high dexterity to access the
surgical target sites along tortuous anatomical paths under constrained environments and …
surgical target sites along tortuous anatomical paths under constrained environments and …
Challenges of continuum robots in clinical context: a review
With the maturity of surgical robotic systems based on traditional rigid-link principles, the rate
of progress slowed as limits of size and controllable degrees of freedom were reached …
of progress slowed as limits of size and controllable degrees of freedom were reached …
Application of artificial intelligence in surgery
Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually changing the practice of surgery with technological
advancements in imaging, navigation, and robotic intervention. In this article, we review the …
advancements in imaging, navigation, and robotic intervention. In this article, we review the …
[HTML][HTML] A survey of catheter tracking concepts and methodologies
Catheter tracking has become an integral part of interventional radiology. Over the last
decades, researchers have significantly contributed to theoretical and technical catheter …
decades, researchers have significantly contributed to theoretical and technical catheter …
Fiber optical shape sensing of flexible instruments for endovascular navigation
S Jäckle, T Eixmann, H Schulz-Hildebrandt… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Endovascular aortic repair procedures are currently conducted with 2D fluoroscopy
imaging. Tracking systems based on fiber Bragg gratings are an emerging technology for …
imaging. Tracking systems based on fiber Bragg gratings are an emerging technology for …
Development of a distal tri-axial force sensor for minimally invasive surgical palpation
Z Tang, S Wang, M Li, C Shi - IEEE Transactions on Medical …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The current study highlights the development of a novel and high-accuracy Fiber Bragg
Grating (FBG)-enabled tri-axial distal force sensor for minimally invasive surgical palpation …
Grating (FBG)-enabled tri-axial distal force sensor for minimally invasive surgical palpation …
Shape tracking and feedback control of cardiac catheter using MRI-guided robotic platform—Validation with pulmonary vein isolation simulator in MRI
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 …
steerable catheter is inserted into the heart chamber to conduct radio frequency ablation …
A high-precision and miniature fiber Bragg grating-based force sensor for tissue palpation during minimally invasive surgery
C Lv, S Wang, C Shi - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2020 - Springer
This paper presents a novel Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG)-based palpation force sensor to
explore tissue abnormalities during minimally invasive surgery. The proposed sensor design …
explore tissue abnormalities during minimally invasive surgery. The proposed sensor design …
Laser-profiled continuum robot with integrated tension sensing for simultaneous shape and tip force estimation
A Gao, N Liu, M Shen, M EMK Abdelaziz… - Soft robotics, 2020 - liebertpub.com
The development of miniaturized continuum robots has a wide range of applications in
minimally invasive endoluminal interventions. To navigate inside tortuous lumens without …
minimally invasive endoluminal interventions. To navigate inside tortuous lumens without …
Shape reconstruction processes for interventional application devices: State of the art, progress, and future directions
Soft and continuum robots are transforming medical interventions thanks to their flexibility,
miniaturization, and multidirectional movement abilities. Although flexibility enables …
miniaturization, and multidirectional movement abilities. Although flexibility enables …