Continuum robots provide inherent structural compliance with high dexterity to access the
surgical target sites along tortuous anatomical paths under constrained environments and …

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging provides two-dimensional (2-D) real-time luminal
and transmural cross-sectional images of intravascular vessels with detailed pathological …

The majority of studies investigating the effectiveness of radiation shields focus on
procedures performed by cardiologists. These studies are, nevertheless, relevant also for …

Objective Endovascular procedures are conventionally conducted using two dimensional
fluoroscopy. A new technology platform, Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS), has recently been …

An accurate assessment of surgical operation skills is essential for improving the vascular
intervention surgical outcome and the performance of endovascular surgery robots. In …

Introduction Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) is a minimal-invasive technique that
prevents life-threatening rupture in patients with aortic pathologies by implantation of an …

Intra-arterial liver cancer therapies, such as trans-arterial chemoembolization, are the
preferred therapeutic approaches for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. However, these …

Current performance assessment techniques in endovascular surgery are subjective or
limited to grading scales based solely on an expert's observation of a novice's task …

This paper suggests a novel method for the positioning control of a magnetically steerable
guidewire without needing to detect a tip angle, which can pass through sharply curved …

Introduction and aims: During an Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) procedure a stiff
guidewire is inserted from the iliac arteries. This induces significant deformations on the …