Physiological motion modeling for organ-mounted robots.

Journal: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Organ-mounted robots passively compensate heartbeat and respiratory motion. In model-guided procedures, this motion can be a significant source of information that can be used to aid in localization or to add dynamic information to static preoperative maps.

Authors

  • Nathan A Wood
  • David Schwartzman
    Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
  • Marco A Zenati
    Harvard Medical School and U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Cameron N Riviere