Currently, new technologies have enabled the design of smart applications that are used as
decision-making tools in the problems of daily life. The key issue in designing such an …

Augmented and mixed reality are emerging interactive and display technologies. These
technologies are able to merge virtual objects, in either 2 or 3 dimensions, with the real …

The fifth generation (5G) mobile networks are envisaged to enable a plethora of
breakthrough advancements in wireless technologies, providing support of a diverse set of …

Out-of-plane lesions pose challenges for CT-guided interventions. Augmented reality (AR)
headsets are capable to provide holographic 3D guidance to assist CT-guided targeting. A …

Background User interfaces play a vital role in the planning and execution of an
interventional procedure. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of using …

Simulation based training methods are gaining popularity as they could provide a platform
for practitioners to gain hands-on experience without causing ethical issues. By combining …

Thermal ablation is an exciting new minimally invasive treatment that destroys liver tumors
without removing them. It uses image guidance to place a needle through the skin into a …

Purpose Emerging holographic headsets can be used to register patient-specific virtual
models obtained from medical scans with the patient's body. Maximising accuracy of the …

Purpose To compare needle placement performance using an augmented reality (AR)
navigation platform implemented on smartphone or smartglasses devices to that of CBCT …

This paper presents a method for endoscope's autonomous positioning by a robotic
endoscope holder for minimally invasive surgery. The method improves human-robot …