International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Oct 22, 2021
PURPOSE: Robot-assisted needle insertion guided by 2D ultrasound (US) can effectively improve the accuracy and success rate of clinical puncture. To this end, automatic and accurate needle-tracking methods are important for monitoring puncture proces...
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Sep 20, 2021
OBJECTIVE: Soft tissue deformation and ruptures complicate needle placement. However, ruptures at tissue interfaces also contain information which helps physicians to navigate through different layers. This navigation task can be challenging, wheneve...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Sep 17, 2021
Oral administration is the most convenient and commonly used approach for drug delivery, while it is still a challenge to overcome the complicated gastrointestinal barriers and realize efficient macromolecular drug absorption. Here, novel magneto-res...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
May 12, 2021
BACKGROUND: Needle insertions have been used in several minimally invasive procedures for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Real-time position of the needle tip is an important information in needle steering systems.
Medical & biological engineering & computing
Apr 16, 2021
Robot-assisted prostate intervention under magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance is a promising method to improve the clinical performance compared with the manual method. An MR conditional 6-DOF prostate intervention serial robot is developed an...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Apr 11, 2021
PURPOSE: Accurate placement of the needle is critical in interventions like biopsies and regional anesthesia, during which incorrect needle insertion can lead to procedure failure and complications. Therefore, ultrasound guidance is widely used to im...
PURPOSE: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided transperineal prostate biopsy has been practiced since the early 2000s. The technique often suffers from targeting error due to deviation of the needle as a result of physical interaction between the n...
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Feb 18, 2021
UNLABELLED: Recent developments in the field of cellular therapeutics have indicated the potential of stem cell injections directly to the spinal cord. Injections require either open surgery or a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) guided injection. Nee...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Feb 16, 2021
BACKGROUND: The use of lumbar puncture for paediatric diagnosis and treatment, such as cerebrospinal fluid sampling and intracranial pressure measurements, is steadily increasing. However, the standard 'blind' technique makes it difficult to attain a...
Computed tomography (CT) image-guided procedures including biopsy, drug delivery, and ablation are gaining increasing application in medicine. Robotic technology holds the promise for allowing surgeons, and other proceduralists, access to such CT-gui...