Preoperative positioning planning for a robot-assisted minimally invasive surgical system based on accuracy and safety.

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

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive robot-assisted techniques are being used increasingly in surgical procedures, and the preoperative preparation for this kind of operation is more complicated than traditional operations.

Authors

  • Peng Su
    Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States of America.
  • Jiang Li
  • Chao Yue
    State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
  • Tian Liu
    Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
  • Baoguo Liu
    Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China.
  • Jian Li
    Fujian Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.