Accelerating surgical robotics research: A review of 10 years with the da vinci research kit

C D'Ettorre, A Mariani, A Stilli… - IEEE Robotics & …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic-assisted surgery is now well established in clinical practice and has become the
gold-standard clinical treatment option for several clinical indications. The field of robotic …

The advances in computer vision that are enabling more autonomous actions in surgery: a systematic review of the literature

AA Gumbs, V Grasso, N Bourdel, R Croner… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
This is a review focused on advances and current limitations of computer vision (CV) and
how CV can help us obtain to more autonomous actions in surgery. It is a follow-up article to …

Force–torque sensors for minimally invasive surgery robotic tools: An overview

GG Muscolo, P Fiorini - IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robot-assisted surgery is a multidisciplinary research field, which includes many subjects
(eg, medicine and surgery, engineering, mechanics, electronics, computer science, physics …

An electrical bioimpedance scanning system for subsurface tissue detection in robot assisted minimally invasive surgery

Z Cheng, KL Schwaner, D Dall'Alba… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Robot Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery, discriminating critical subsurface structures is
essential to make the surgical procedure safer and more efficient. In this paper, a novel robot …

SmartProbe: a bioimpedance sensing system for head and neck cancer tissue detection

Z Cheng, ALC Carobbio, L Soggiu… - Physiological …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Objectives: This study presents SmartProbe, an electrical bioimpedance (EBI) sensing
system based on a concentric needle electrode (CNE). The system allows the use of …

Robot assisted electrical impedance scanning for tissue bioimpedance spectroscopy measurement

Z Cheng, D Dall'Alba, KL Schwaner, P Fiorini… - Measurement, 2022 - Elsevier
Intraoperative tissue identification is important and frequently required in modern surgical
approaches for guiding operation. For this purpose, a novel robot assisted sensing system …

Vision-guided autonomous robotic electrical bio-impedance scanning system for abnormal tissue detection

V Penza, Z Cheng, M Koskinopoulou… - … on Medical Robotics …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In cancer surgery, the correct localization of cancerous tissue is critical for the success of the
surgery. Specifically, the surgical goal is to remove the malignant tissue completely while …

A novel robot-assisted electrical impedance scanning system for subsurface object detection

Z Cheng, TR Savarimuthu - Measurement Science and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Submerged elements, such as cracks inside concrete material or hidden pathological tissue,
can potentially threaten safety and health. Thus, the detection of abnormal objects internally …

[HTML][HTML] Revolutionising breast surgery: a comprehensive review of robotic innovations in breast surgery and reconstruction

Y Jain, R Lanjewar, RK Shinde - Cureus, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Robotic innovations in breast surgery have ushered in a new era of precision, safety, and
patient-centred care. This comprehensive review explores the multifaceted realm of robotic …

Dual robot collaborative system for autonomous venous access based on ultrasound and bioimpedance sensing technology

M Koskinopoulou, A Acemoglu… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate needle insertion is an important task in many medical procedures. This paper
studies the case of an autonomous needle insertion system for central venous access, which …