Magnetic resonance imaging-guided needle insertion robots: A review of systems for liver and kidney interventions

Z Liang, L Lindenroth, R Hashem… - IEEE Robotics & …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided intervention for the liver and kidney has
achieved considerable progress in tumor diagnosis and treatment over the past two …

Motion planning under uncertainty for image-guided medical needle steering

R Alterovitz, M Branicky… - The International journal …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
We develop a new motion planning algorithm for a variant of a Dubins car with binary
left/right steering and apply it to steerable needles, a new class of flexible bevel-tip medical …

Preoperative trajectory planning for percutaneous procedures in deformable environments

N Hamzé, I Peterlík, S Cotin, C Essert - Computerized Medical Imaging and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In image-guided percutaneous interventions, a precise planning of the needle path is a key
factor to a successful intervention. In this paper we propose a novel method for computing a …

Bending laser manipulator for intrauterine surgery and viscoelastic model of fetal rat tissue

K Harada, Z Bo, S Enosawa, T Chiba… - … on Robotics and …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A bending laser manipulator of 2.4 mm in diameter has been developed for intrauterine fetal
surgery. This manipulator deflects a laser fiber in any direction thorough 90 degrees. The …

Enhanced targeting in breast tissue using a robotic tissue preloading-based needle insertion system

Y Kobayashi, M Suzuki, A Kato… - IEEE Transactions …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of minimally invasive procedures for breast tumor diagnosis and treatment, such as
needle biopsy and radiofrequency ablation (RFA), is steadily increasing. Accurate needle …

Simple empirical model for identifying rheological properties of soft biological tissues

Y Kobayashi, M Tsukune, T Miyashita, MG Fujie - Physical Review E, 2017 - APS
Understanding the rheological properties of soft biological tissue is a key issue for
mechanical systems used in the health care field. We propose a simple empirical model …

Development of an integrated needle insertion system with image guidance and deformation simulation

Y Kobayashi, A Onishi, H Watanabe, T Hoshi… - … Medical Imaging and …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our work was to develop an integrated system with image
guidance and deformation simulation for the purpose of accurate needle insertion …

[LIVRE][B] Motion planning in medicine: Optimization and simulation algorithms for image-guided procedures

R Alterovitz, K Goldberg - 2008 - books.google.com
Page 1 star Springer tracts in advanced robotics 50 Ron Alterovitz Ken Goldberg Motion
Planning in Medicine: Optimization and Simulation Algorithms for Image-Guided Procedures C …

Haptic feedback control in medical robots through fractional viscoelastic tissue model

Y Kobayashi, P Moreira, C Liu… - … Conference of the …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we discuss the design of an adaptive control system for robot-assisted surgery
with haptic feedback. Through a haptic device, the surgeon teleoperates the medical …

Passive acoustic map** for monitoring burst wave lithotripsy

A Mishra - 2023 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Burst Wave Lithotripsy (BWL) is a non-invasive treatment modality for kidney stone
fragmentation. Studies have shown that BWL induces lesser tissue damage than Shock …