Robotic ultrasound imaging: State-of-the-art and future perspectives

Z Jiang, SE Salcudean, N Navab - Medical image analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultrasound (US) is one of the most widely used modalities for clinical intervention and
diagnosis due to the merits of providing non-invasive, radiation-free, and real-time images …

Machine learning in robotic ultrasound imaging: Challenges and perspectives

Y Bi, Z Jiang, F Duelmer, D Huang… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews recent advances in intelligent robotic ultrasound imaging systems. We
begin by presenting the commonly employed robotic mechanisms and control techniques in …

Robot-assisted deep venous thrombosis ultrasound examination using virtual fixture

D Huang, C Yang, M Zhou, A Karlas… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a common vascular disease with blood clots inside deep
veins, which may block blood flow or even cause a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. A …

Colon Lumen Center Detection Enables Autonomous Navigation of an Electromagnetically Actuated Soft-Tethered Colonoscope

Y Li, WY Ng, Y Sun, Y Huang, J Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic colonoscopes have been extensively developed for providing alternative solutions
to conduct colon screening. Nevertheless, most robotic colonoscopes are still facing the …

Class-Aware Cartilage Segmentation for Autonomous US-CT Registration in Robotic Intercostal Ultrasound Imaging

Z Jiang, Y Kang, Y Bi, X Li, C Li, N Navab - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Ultrasound imaging has been widely used in clinical examinations owing to the advantages
of being portable, real-time, and radiation-free. Considering the potential of extensive …

CathFlow: Self-Supervised Segmentation of Catheters in Interventional Ultrasound Using Optical Flow and Transformers

A Ranne, L Kuang, Y Velikova, N Navab - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
In minimally invasive endovascular procedures, contrast-enhanced angiography remains
the most robust imaging technique. However, it is at the expense of the patient and …