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 …

Robot-assisted medical imaging: A review

SE Salcudean, H Moradi, DG Black… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robot-assisted medical imaging entails the use of a robot to acquire a medical image.
Examples include robot-assisted endoscopic camera imaging, ultrasound imaging where …

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 …

A novel bi-material tubular metamaterial with twist effects under thermal and uniaxial loads

B Lin, F Lu, W Li, C Zhang, Y Zhu - International Journal of Solids and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel bi-material missing rib-type tetra-chiral tubular metamaterial (BMTTM) is
designed by utilizing the base materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion …

Deep reinforcement learning based trajectory planning under uncertain constraints

L Chen, Z Jiang, L Cheng, AC Knoll… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With the advance in algorithms, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) offers solutions to
trajectory planning under uncertain environments. Different from traditional trajectory …

Precise repositioning of robotic ultrasound: Improving registration-based motion compensation using ultrasound confidence optimization

Z Jiang, N Danis, Y Bi, M Zhou… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic ultrasound (US) imaging has been seen as a promising solution to overcome the
limitations of free-hand US examinations, ie, interoperator variability. However, the fact that …

VesNet-RL: Simulation-based reinforcement learning for real-world US probe navigation

Y Bi, Z Jiang, Y Gao, T Wendler… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound (US) is one of the most common medical imaging modalities since it is radiation-
free, low-cost, and real-time. In freehand US examinations, sonographers often navigate a …

Full-coverage path planning and stable interaction control for automated robotic breast ultrasound scanning

Z Wang, B Zhao, P Zhang, L Yao… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound examination is widely used for diagnosis of breast cancer, which requires a full-
coverage scan of the whole organ and stable probe–breast interaction for high-quality …

Design and hierarchical control of a homocentric variable stiffness magnetic catheter for multi-arm robotic ultrasound-assisted coronary intervention

Z Li, J Li, Z Wu, Y Chen, M Yeerbulati… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous magnetic catheterization has become a promising technology for next-
generation minimally invasive cardiovascular surgery. In this article, a novel homocentric …