Reinforcement learning algorithms: A brief survey

AK Shakya, G Pillai, S Chakrabarty - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
Reinforcement Learning (RL) is a machine learning (ML) technique to learn sequential
decision-making in complex problems. RL is inspired by trial-and-error based human/animal …

Robotic ultrasound imaging: State-of-the-art and future perspectives

Z Jiang, SE Salcudean, N Navab - Medical image analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultrasound (US) is one of the most widely used modalities for clinical intervention and
diagnosis due to the merits of providing non-invasive, radiation-free, and real-time images …

Machine learning in robotic ultrasound imaging: Challenges and perspectives

Y Bi, Z Jiang, F Duelmer, D Huang… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews recent advances in intelligent robotic ultrasound imaging systems. We
begin by presenting the commonly employed robotic mechanisms and control techniques in …

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 …

Intelligent robotic sonographer: Mutual information-based disentangled reward learning from few demonstrations

Z Jiang, Y Bi, M Zhou, Y Hu, M Burke… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Ultrasound (US) imaging is widely used for biometric measurement and diagnosis of internal
organs due to the advantages of being real-time and radiation-free. However, due to inter …

Rl-tee: Autonomous probe guidance for transesophageal echocardiography based on attention-augmented deep reinforcement learning

K Li, A Li, Y Xu, H Xiong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound image acquisition in conventional transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
requires complex manual operation of the probe in the esophagus based on the …

Towards autonomous atlas-based ultrasound acquisitions in presence of articulated motion

Z Jiang, Y Gao, L Xie, N Navab - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic ultrasound (US) imaging aims at overcoming some of the limitations of free-hand US
examinations, eg difficulty in guaranteeing intra-and inter-operator repeatability. However …

Motion magnification in robotic sonography: enabling pulsation-aware artery segmentation

D Huang, Y Bi, N Navab, Z Jiang - 2023 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound (US) imaging is widely used for diagnosing and monitoring arterial diseases,
mainly due to the advantages of being non-invasive, radiation-free, and real-time. In order to …

Fully automated thyroid ultrasound screening utilizing multi-modality image and anatomical prior

J Zhou, H Tian, W Wang - Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2024 - Elsevier
There is a high prevalence of thyroid nodules in the general population. Early detection is
essential for the treatment of malignant thyroid nodules. Ultrasound has the advantage of …

Dopus-net: Quality-aware robotic ultrasound imaging based on doppler signal

Z Jiang, F Duelmer, N Navab - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medical ultrasound (US) is widely used to evaluate and stage vascular diseases, in
particular for the preliminary screening program, due to the advantage of being radiation …