Challenges of continuum robots in clinical context: a review

T da Veiga, JH Chandler, P Lloyd… - Progress in …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Sparse ultrasound image reconstruction from a shape-sensing single-element forward-looking catheter

J Janjic, F Mastik, MD Leistikow… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Minimally invasive procedures, such as intravascular and intracardiac
interventions, may benefit from guidance with forward-looking (FL) ultrasound. In this work …