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ICRA
2009
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
2009
IEEE
— This paper addresses the use of robotic tissue manipulation in medical needle insertion procedures to improve targeting accuracy and to help avoid damaging sensitive tissues. T...
MICCAI
2003
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2003
Springer
Needle insertion for percutaneous therapies is formulated as a trajectory planning and control problem. A new concept of needle steering is developed and a Needle Manipulation Jaco...
MICCAI
2007
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2007
Springer
Abstract. Numerous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of imageguided needle-based therapy and biopsy in the management of prostate cancer. The accuracy of traditional prostate ...
IJRR
2010
13 years 2 months ago
2010
The tip asymmetry of a bevel-tip needle results in the needle naturally bending when it is inserted into soft tissue. This enables robotic needle steering, which can be used in me...
BIBE
2007
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
2007
IEEE
Breast biopsy guided by imaging techniques such as ultrasound is widely used to evaluate suspicious masses within the breast. Currently, ultrasound imaging does not allow live guid...