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 …

Robotic ultrasound systems in medicine

AM Priester, S Natarajan… - IEEE transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robots ultrasound (RUS) can be defined as the combination of ultrasound imaging with a
robotic system in medical interventions. With their potential for high precision, dexterity, and …

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 …

Issues in closed-loop needle steering

C Rossa, M Tavakoli - Control engineering practice, 2017 - Elsevier
Percutaneous needle insertion is amongst the most prevalent clinical procedures. The
effectiveness of needle-base interventions heavily relies on needle targeting accuracy …

Ultrasound guidance in minimally invasive robotic procedures

M Antico, F Sasazawa, L Wu, A Jaiprakash… - Medical image …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the past decade, medical robotics has gained significant traction within the surgical field.
While the introduction of fully autonomous robotic systems for surgical procedures still …

AAPM and GEC‐ESTRO guidelines for image‐guided robotic brachytherapy: report of Task Group 192

TK Podder, L Beaulieu, B Caldwell… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, there have been significant developments into integration of robots and
automation tools with brachytherapy delivery systems. These systems aim to improve the …

Design and validation of a non-parasitic 2R1T parallel hand-held prostate biopsy robot with remote center of motion

W Jiang, D Wu, W Dong, J Ding, Z Ye… - J. Mech …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The prostate is a male-specific organ with essential physiological functions. The incidence of
prostate cancer increases dramatically as the men age [1]. According to GLOBOCAN 2020 …

Modular robotic platform for precision neurosurgery with a bio-inspired needle: System overview and first in-vivo deployment

R Secoli, E Matheson, M Pinzi, S Galvan, A Donder… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Over the past 10 years, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has shown significant benefits
compared to conventional surgical techniques, with reduced trauma, shorter hospital stays …

Design and experimental setup of a robotic medical instrument for brachytherapy in non-resectable liver tumors

P Tucan, C Vaida, D Horvath, A Caprariu, A Burz… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This paper presents an experimental study on a brachytherapy multi-
needle insertion device, manipulated using a collaborative robot, to assess a set of …

A novel miniature robotic guidance device for stereotactic neurosurgical interventions: preliminary experience with the iSYS1 robot

G Minchev, G Kronreif, M Martínez-Moreno… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Robotic devices have recently been introduced in stereotactic neurosurgery in
order to overcome the limitations of frame-based and frameless techniques in terms of …