Synthetic data accelerates the development of generalizable learning-based algorithms for X-ray image analysis

C Gao, BD Killeen, Y Hu, RB Grupp… - Nature Machine …, 2023 - nature.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) now enables automated interpretation of medical images. However,
AI's potential use for interventional image analysis remains largely untapped. This is …

Image-guided interventional robotics: Lost in translation?

G Fichtinger, J Troccaz, T Haidegger - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Interventional robotic systems have been deployed with all existing imaging modalities in an
expansive portfolio of therapies and surgeries. Over the years, literature reviews have …

A fully differentiable framework for 2D/3D registration and the projective spatial transformers

C Gao, A Feng, X Liu, RH Taylor… - IEEE transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Image-based 2D/3D registration is a critical technique for fluoroscopic guided surgical
interventions. Conventional intensity-based 2D/3D registration approa-ches suffer from a …

Toward process controlled medical robotic system

Y Liu, A Kheradmand, M Armand - arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.05809, 2023 - arxiv.org
Medical errors, defined as unintended acts either of omission or commission that cause the
failure of medical actions, are the third leading cause of death in the United States. The …

In silico simulation: a key enabling technology for next-generation intelligent surgical systems

BD Killeen, SM Cho, M Armand… - Progress in …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
To mitigate the challenges of operating through narrow incisions under image guidance,
there is a desire to develop intelligent systems that assist decision making and spatial …

Fluoroscopy-guided robotic system for transforaminal lumbar epidural injections

C Gao, H Phalen, A Margalit, JH Ma… - IEEE transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present an autonomous robotic spine needle injection system using fluoroscopic image-
based navigation. Our system includes patient-specific planning, intra-operative image …

Uncertainty-aware shape estimation of a surgical continuum manipulator in constrained environments using fiber bragg grating sensors

A Schwarz, A Mehrfard, G Amirkhani… - … on Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuum Dexterous Manipulators (CDMs) are well-suited tools for minimally invasive
surgery due to their inherent dexterity and reachability. Nonetheless, their flexible structure …

Platform for investigating continuum manipulator behavior in orthopedics

H Phalen, A Munawar, A Jain, RH Taylor… - International journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The use of robotic continuum manipulators has been proposed to facilitate less-
invasive orthopedic surgical procedures. While tools and strategies have been developed …

Segment any medical model extended

Y Liu, J Zhang, A Diaz-Pinto, H Li… - Medical Imaging …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The Segment Anything Model (SAM) has drawn significant attention from researchers who
work on medical image segmentation because of its generalizability. However, researchers …

Distributed visual positioning for surgical instrument tracking

Y Cai, M Zhu, B He, J Zhang - Physical and Engineering Sciences in …, 2024 - Springer
In clinical operations, it is crucial for surgeons to know the location of the surgical instrument.
Traditional positioning systems have difficulty dealing with camera occlusion, marker …