A Semi-Autonomous Stereotactic Brain Biopsy Robotic System With Enhanced Surgical Safety and Surgeon-Robot Collaboration.

Journal: IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Despite benefits brought by recent neurosurgical robots, surgical safety and surgeon-robot collaboration remain significant challenges. In this article, we analyze and address these problems in the context of brain biopsy, by proposing a semi-autonomous system.

Authors

  • Yitian Xian
  • Xue Zhang
    School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
  • Xiao Luo
    Department of Spine Surgery, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, China.
  • Jixiu Li
  • Limin Zou
  • Ke Xie
  • Jian Li
    Fujian Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
  • Yehui Li
  • Yisen Huang
  • Danny Tat Ming Chan
  • David Yuen Chung Chan
  • Zheng Li
    Department of Integrated Pulmonology, Fourth Clinical Medical College of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.