Autonomous robotic ultrasound vascular imaging system with decoupled control strategy for external-vision-free environments

G Ning, H Liang, X Zhang, H Liao - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Ultrasound (US) probes scan over the surface of the human body to acquire US
images in clinical vascular US diagnosis. However, due to the deformation and specificity of …

Fully robotized 3d ultrasound image acquisition for artery

M Chen, Y Huang, J Chen, T Zhou… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current imaging of the artery relies primarily on computed tomography angiography (CTA),
which requires contrast injections and exposure to radiation. In this paper, we present a …

Autonomous robotic screening of tubular structures based only on real-time ultrasound imaging feedback

Z Jiang, Z Li, M Grimm, M Zhou… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound (US) imaging is widely employed for diagnosis and staging of vascular diseases,
mainly due to its high availability and the fact it does not emit ionizing radiation. However …

Towards autonomous atlas-based ultrasound acquisitions in presence of articulated motion

Z Jiang, Y Gao, L Xie, N Navab - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic ultrasound (US) imaging aims at overcoming some of the limitations of free-hand US
examinations, eg difficulty in guaranteeing intra-and inter-operator repeatability. However …

Cable-Driven Light-Weighting and Portable System for Robotic Medical Ultrasound Imaging

G Ning, J Wang, H Liao - IEEE Transactions on Medical …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic ultrasound imaging systems (RUSs) have captured significant interest owing to their
potential to facilitate autonomous ultrasound imaging. However, existing RUSs built upon …

[HTML][HTML] Towards autonomous robotic minimally invasive ultrasound scanning and vessel reconstruction on non-planar surfaces

N Marahrens, B Scaglioni, D Jones… - Frontiers in Robotics …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Autonomous robotic Ultrasound (US) scanning has been the subject of research for more
than 2 decades. However, little work has been done to apply this concept into a minimally …

Motion-aware robotic 3D ultrasound

Z Jiang, H Wang, Z Li, M Grimm, M Zhou… - … on Robotics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) imaging has been employed to overcome
the drawbacks of traditional US examinations, such as high inter-operator variability and …

Intravascular tracking of micro-agents using medical ultrasound: Towards clinical applications

F Šuligoj, CM Heunis, S Mohanty… - IEEE transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: This study demonstrates intravascular micro-agent visualization by utilizing
robotic ultrasound-based tracking and visual servoing in clinically-relevant scenarios …

Development and Control of a Dual-Mode Magnetic Intravascular Ultrasound Robot for Imaging in Tortuous Blood Vessels

Z Yang, L Liu, X Li, J Li, Y Jiao… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Atherosclerosis accounts for over 30% of global deaths annually. The intravascular
ultrasound (IVUS) can provide detailed information on lesions, enabling accurate diagnosis …

A Dual-Mode Magnetic Intravascular Ultrasound Robot for Tortuous Blood Vessels

Z Yang, Y Jiao, L Liu, Y Tang, X Li, J Li… - 2023 IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Atherosclerosis annually accounts for over 30% of mortality globally. The intravascular
ultrasound (IVUS) could provide detailed information about lesions, allowing for accurate …