Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide high-quality 3-D visualization of target
anatomy, surrounding tissue, and instrumentation, but there are significant challenges in …

(1) Background: In the last few years, technological developments in the surgical field have
been rapid and are continuously evolving. One of the most revolutionizing breakthroughs …

The use of a structure with a remote fixed point around which a mechanism can rotate is
called remote centre of motion (RCM). The technique is widely used in minimally invasive …

This paper presents a human skin inspired automatic robotic ultrasound (US) system for
three-dimensional (3-D) imaging. A depth camera was adopted to capture the point cloud of …

Microsurgical techniques have been widely utilized in various surgical specialties, such as
ophthalmology, neurosurgery, and otolaryngology, which require intricate and precise …

Accurate navigation and targeting are critical for neurological interventions including biopsy
and deep brain stimulation. Real-time image guidance further improves surgical planning …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides high-quality soft-tissue images of anatomical
structures and radiation free imaging. The research community has focused on establishing …

BACKGROUND Image-guided percutaneous biopsy is a common procedure in oncology,
integral to confirming the diagnosis of cancer, staging the disease, and determining tumor …

We report the development of a new robotic system for direct image-guided interventions
(DIGI; images acquired at the time of the intervention). The manipulator uses our previously …

Background: Accurate implantation of a depth electrode into the brain is of the greatest
importance in deep brain stimulation (DBS), and various stereotactic systems have been …