Shape sensing techniques for continuum robots in minimally invasive surgery: A survey

C Shi, X Luo, P Qi, T Li, S Song… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuum robots provide inherent structural compliance with high dexterity to access the
surgical target sites along tortuous anatomical paths under constrained environments and …

Medical telerobotic systems: current status and future trends

S Avgousti, EG Christoforou, AS Panayides… - Biomedical engineering …, 2016 - Springer
Teleoperated medical robotic systems allow procedures such as surgeries, treatments, and
diagnoses to be conducted across short or long distances while utilizing wired and/or …

Review of robot-assisted medical ultrasound imaging systems: Technology and clinical applications

Q Huang, J Zhou, ZJ Li - Neurocomputing, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Robot-assisted Medical Ultrasound Imaging Systems (RMUIS) leverage the
accuracy and stability of robotic motion and offer the potential to standardize medical …

Navigation in endoscopic soft tissue surgery: perspectives and limitations

M Baumhauer, M Feuerstein, HP Meinzer… - Journal of …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Despite rapid developments in the research areas of medical imaging, medical image
processing, and robotics, the use of computer assistance in surgical routine is still limited to …

Ultrasound guidance in minimally invasive robotic procedures

M Antico, F Sasazawa, L Wu, A Jaiprakash… - Medical image …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the past decade, medical robotics has gained significant traction within the surgical field.
While the introduction of fully autonomous robotic systems for surgical procedures still …

AAPM and GEC‐ESTRO guidelines for image‐guided robotic brachytherapy: report of Task Group 192

TK Podder, L Beaulieu, B Caldwell… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, there have been significant developments into integration of robots and
automation tools with brachytherapy delivery systems. These systems aim to improve the …

Minimization of needle deflection in robot‐assisted percutaneous therapy

N Abolhassani, RV Patel, F Ayazi - The international journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background Needle deflection and tissue deformation are two problems encountered during
needle insertion into soft, non‐homogeneous tissue. They affect the accuracy of needle …

Accuracy evaluation of a 3D-printed individual template for needle guidance in head and neck brachytherapy

MW Huang, JG Zhang, L Zheng… - Journal of Radiation …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
To transfer the preplan for the head and neck brachytherapy to the clinical implantation
procedure, a preplan-based 3D-printed individual template for needle insertion guidance …

Electromagnetic tracking in interstitial brachytherapy: A systematic review

BC Sauer, C Dürrbeck, C Bert - Frontiers in Physics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Brachytherapy is a well-established treatment option for different cancer types. One
treatment option, namely temporary afterloading brachytherapy, utilizes an encapsulated …

Design and validation of a CT‐guided robotic system for lung cancer brachytherapy

H Dou, S Jiang, Z Yang, L Sun, X Ma, B Huo - Medical physics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Currently, lung brachytherapy in clinical setting is a complex procedure. Operation
accuracy depends on accurate positioning of the template; however, it is difficult to …