The "robotic-assisted liver tumor coagulation therapy" (RALTCT) system is a promising candidate for large liver tumor treatment in terms of accuracy and speed. A prerequisite for effective therapy is accurate surgical planning. However, it is difficu...
Vein access can be challenging for a variety of patients. The development of robots-assisted central or peripheral veins puncture would facilitate life of health professionals and patients. New robots are under development for this purpose and probab...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Aug 12, 2015
BACKGROUND: To propose a human-operated in-room master-slave bevel-tip needle steering system under continuous MRI guidance for prostate biopsy, in which the patient is kept in the scanner at all times and the process of needle placement is under con...
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
Nov 7, 2014
PURPOSE: To compare CT fluoroscopy-guided manual and CT-guided robotic positioning system (RPS)-assisted needle placement by experienced IR physicians to targets in swine liver.
Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society
Jul 6, 2014
Segmentation of needles in ultrasound images remains a challenging problem. In this paper, we introduce a machine learning-based method for needle segmentation in 2D beam-steered ultrasound images. We used a statistical boosting approach to train a p...
As crucial biomarkers of food spoilage, portable and real-time monitoring of the biogenic amines (BAs) is essential to ensuring food safety. In light of this, a ratiometric fluorescent probe (Tb@HOF-BPTC) is developed, which exhibits distinct fluores...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Robot-assisted surgical systems have shown promising results and better patient outcomes in pedicle screw instrumentation and percutaneous needle interventions. Many commercial robotic assistance systems are available for the aforementioned procedure...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Postoperative complications in surgery are particularly prevalent in laparoscopic procedures, which are difficult for physicians to perform. One complication that is related to the surgical procedure itself is anastomotic leakage, in which the suture...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
In minimally invasive surgery, poor needle visualization under ultrasound has been one of the challenges of the surgery. To improve the resulting puncture error, it is effective to use deep learning from the image level to assist the surgeon in locat...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Feb 1, 2024
PURPOSE: This work presents the design and preliminary validation of a Magnetic Resonance (MR) conditional robot for lumbar injection for the treatment of lower back pain.
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