Fully immersive virtual reality for skull-base surgery: surgical training and beyond

A Munawar, Z Li, N Nagururu, D Trakimas… - International journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose A virtual reality (VR) system, where surgeons can practice procedures on virtual
anatomies, is a scalable and cost-effective alternative to cadaveric training. The fully …

[HTML][HTML] Digital twins as a unifying framework for surgical data science: the enabling role of geometric scene understanding

H Ding, L Seenivasan, BD Killeen, SM Cho… - Artificial Intelligence …, 2024 - oaepublish.com
Surgical data science is devoted to enhancing the quality, safety, and efficacy of
interventional healthcare. While the use of powerful machine learning algorithms is …

Haptic-assisted collaborative robot framework for improved situational awareness in skull base surgery

H Ishida, M Sahu, A Munawar, N Nagururu… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Skull base surgery is a demanding field in which surgeons operate in and around the skull
while avoiding critical anatomical structures including nerves and vasculature. While image …

Realistic Data Generation for 6D Pose Estimation of Surgical Instruments

JA Barragan, J Zhang, H Zhou, A Munawar… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Automation in surgical robotics has the potential to improve patient safety and surgical
efficiency, but it is difficult to achieve due to the need for robust perception algorithms. In …

Beyond the manual touch: situational-aware force control for increased safety in robot-assisted skullbase surgery

H Ishida, D Galaiya, N Nagururu, F Creighton… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose: Skullbase surgery demands exceptional precision when removing bone in the
lateral skull base. Robotic assistance can alleviate the effect of human sensory-motor …