Systematic review of machine learning applications using nonoptical motion tracking in surgery

TZ Carciumaru, CM Tang, M Farsi, WM Bramer… - npj Digital …, 2025 - nature.com
This systematic review explores machine learning (ML) applications in surgical motion
analysis using non-optical motion tracking systems (NOMTS), alone or with optical methods …

The Design of Endovascular Robots for Cardiac Interventions: A Survey

NM Alekseeva, AG Viller… - Journal of Field …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The paper presents a survey of modern robots for percutaneous coronary interventions. It
covers papers published before October 2024. The robotic systems introduced in these …

[HTML][HTML] Multitarget-tracking method based on the fusion of millimeter-wave radar and LiDAR sensor information for autonomous vehicles

J Shi, Y Tang, J Gao, C Piao, Z Wang - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multitarget tracking based on multisensor fusion perception is one of the key technologies to
realize the intelligent driving of automobiles and has become a research hotspot in the field …

MR-based navigation for robot-assisted endovascular procedures

J Bijlsma, D Kundrat, G Dagnino - International Journal of Intelligent …, 2024 - Springer
There is increasing interests in robotic and computer technologies to accurately perform
endovascular intervention. One major limitation of current endovascular intervention—either …

Concentric tube-inspired magnetic reconfiguration of variable stiffness catheters for needle guidance

M Richter, VK Venkiteswaran… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Guiding catheters assist in delivering hazardous equipment such as needles through non-
solid mediums likecavities and vasculature. Traditionally, metallic needles are passed …

First implementation of an innovative infra‐red camera system integrated into a mobile CBCT scanner for applicator tracking in brachytherapy—Initial performance …

A Karius, LM Leifeld, V Strnad… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To enable a real‐time applicator guidance for brachytherapy, we used for the first
time infra‐red tracking cameras (OptiTrack, USA) integrated into a mobile cone‐beam …

Automated catheter segmentation and tip detection in cerebral angiography with topology-aware geometric deep learning

R Ghosh, K Wong, YJ Zhang, GW Britz… - Journal of …, 2024 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Visual perception of catheters and guidewires on x-ray fluoroscopy is essential
for neurointervention. Endovascular robots with teleoperation capabilities are being …

An image information-based objective assessment method of technical manipulation skills for intravascular interventions

J Guo, M Li, Y Wang, S Guo - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical success of vascular interventional surgery relies heavily on a surgeon's
catheter/guidewire manipulation skills and strategies. An objective and accurate assessment …

Initial needle tracking with the first standalone combined infrared camera–CT system for brachytherapy—analysis of tracking accuracy and uncertainties

A Karius, LM Leifeld, V Strnad, C Schweizer… - Strahlentherapie und …, 2025 - Springer
Purpose A prototype infrared camera–cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) system for
tracking in brachytherapy has recently been developed. We evaluated for the first time the …

Use of Yolo Detection for 3D Pose Tracking of Cardiac Catheters Using Bi-Plane Fluoroscopy

S Hashemi, M Annabestani, M Aghasizade… - AI, 2024 - mdpi.com
The increasing rate of minimally invasive procedures and the growing prevalence of
cardiovascular disease have led to a demand for higher-quality guidance systems for …