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 …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide high-quality 3-D visualization of target
anatomy, surrounding tissue, and instrumentation, but there are significant challenges in …

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (MRI) provides compelling features for the guidance of
interventional procedures, including high-contrast soft tissue imaging, detailed visualization …

With remote magnetic steering capabilities, magnetically actuated guidewires have proven
their potential in minimally invasive medical procedures. Existing magnetic steering …

Brain tumor, be it primary or metastatic, is usually life threatening for a person of any age.
Primary surgical resection is one of the most effective ways of treating brain tumors and can …

Compliant continuum robots (CCRs) have slender and elastic bodies. Compared with a
traditional serial robot, they have more degrees of freedom and can deform their flexible …

Catheters integrated with microcoils for electromagnetic steering under the high, uniform
magnetic field within magnetic resonance (MR) scanners (3–7 Tesla) have enabled an …

Concentric tube robots (CTRs) have drawn significant research attention over the years,
particularly due to their applications in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Indeed, their small …

Piezoelectric actuators (PEAs), as a smart material with excellent characteristics, are
increasingly used in high-precision and high-speed nano-positioning systems. Different from …

This letter deals with the development of a vision-based controller for a continuum robot
architecture. More precisely, the controlled robotic structure is based on three-tube …