scholarly journals Image Guided Robotic Systems for Focal Ultrasound Based Surgical Applications

10.5772/5238 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunita Chauhan
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Author(s):  
Alireza Mirbagheri ◽  
Mina Arab Baniasad ◽  
Farzam Farahmand ◽  
Saeed Behzadipour ◽  
Alireza Ahmadian

Many research and development projects are being performed worldwide to develop new products and applications for computer-assisted and medical robotic systems. In this paper, an overview of selected state-of-the-art applications of robotic technology in medicine is presented. Four key areas of image-guided surgery, virtual reality in medicine, surgical robots, and robotic rehabilitation systems, are studied. As well, current challenges in research and development are discussed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Burgner ◽  
Philip J. Swaney ◽  
Trevor L. Bruns ◽  
Marlena S. Clark ◽  
D. Caleb Rucker ◽  
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Accessing a specific, predefined location identified in medical images is a common interventional task for biopsies and drug or therapy delivery. While conventional surgical needles provide little steerability, concentric tube continuum devices enable steering through curved trajectories. These devices are usually developed as robotic systems. However, manual actuation of concentric tube devices is particularly useful for initial transfer into the clinic since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval process of manually operated devices is simple compared to their motorized counterparts. In this paper, we present a manual actuation device for the deployment of steerable cannulas. The design focuses on compactness, modularity, usability, and sterilizability. Further, the kinematic mapping from joint space to Cartesian space is detailed for an example concentric tube device. Assessment of the device’s accuracy was performed in free space, as well as in an image-guided surgery setting, using tracked 2D ultrasound.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Unger ◽  
Johann Berger ◽  
Andreas Melzer

Image guidance is a common methodology of minimally invasive procedures. Depending on the type of intervention, various imaging modalities are available. Common imaging modalities are computed tomography, magnetic resonance tomography, and ultrasound. Robotic systems have been developed to enable and improve the procedures using these imaging techniques. Spatial and technological constraints limit the development of versatile robotic systems. This paper offers a brief overview of the developments of robotic systems for image-guided interventions since 2015 and includes samples of our current research in this field.


2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Yasushi Yamauchi ◽  
Ken Masamune ◽  
Etsuko Kobayashi ◽  
Takeyoshi Dohi ◽  
Hiroshi Iseki

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