- Needle steering is a commonly used technique in the medical field as it enables physicians to more precisely reach the target tissue. In this paper we describe our interest in ne...
Jienan Ding, Dan Stoianovici, Doru Petrisor, Pierr...
— Many medical procedures involve the use of needles, but targeting accuracy can be limited due to obstacles in the needle’s path, shifts in target position caused by tissue de...
Robert J. Webster III, Jasenka Memisevic, Allison ...
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...
Sarthak Misra, Kyle B. Reed, Benjamin W. Schafer, ...
Flexible needle insertion into viscoelastic tissue is modeled in this paper with a linear beam supported by virtual springs. Using this simplified model, the forward and inverse ki...
— This paper presents an initial design and feasibility study for a 1-DOF Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) compatible needle driver robot for radiofrequency ablation (RFA). This ...
Rebecca Kokes, Kevin Lister, Rao Gullapalli, Bao Z...