Robotic sonographer: autonomous robotic ultrasound using domain expertise in bayesian optimization

D Raina, SH Chandrashekhara… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound is a vital imaging modality utilized for a variety of diagnostic and interventional
procedures. However, an expert sonographer is required to make accurate maneuvers of …

Deep kernel and image quality estimators for optimizing robotic ultrasound controller using bayesian optimization

D Raina, SH Chandrashekhara… - … on Medical Robotics …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound is a commonly used medical imaging modality that requires expert sonographers
to manually maneuver the ultrasound probe based on the acquired image. Autonomous …

Rusopt: Robotic ultrasound probe normalization with bayesian optimization for in-plane and out-plane scanning

D Raina, A Mathur, RM Voyles, J Wachs… - 2023 IEEE 19th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The one of the significant challenges faced by autonomous robotic ultrasound systems is
acquiring high-quality images across different patients. The proper orientation of the …

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 …

Autonomous ultrasound scanning using bayesian optimization and hybrid force control

R Goel, F Abhimanyu, K Patel… - … on Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound scanning is an imaging technique that aids medical professionals in diagnostics
and interventional procedures. However, a trained human-in-the-loop (HITL) with a …

Intelligent robotic sonographer: Mutual information-based disentangled reward learning from few demonstrations

Z Jiang, Y Bi, M Zhou, Y Hu, M Burke… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Ultrasound (US) imaging is widely used for biometric measurement and diagnosis of internal
organs due to the advantages of being real-time and radiation-free. However, due to inter …

Confidence-driven control of an ultrasound probe: Target-specific acoustic window optimization

P Chatelain, A Krupa, N Navab - 2016 IEEE International …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a control framework to optimize the quality of robotic ultrasound imaging while
tracking an anatomical target. We use a multitask approach to control the in-plane motion of …

[PDF][PDF] EchoBot: An open-source robotic ultrasound system

A Østvik, LE Bø, E Smistad - Proc. IPCAI, 2019 - ipcai2019.github.io
1 Purpose Autonomous robotic systems for ultrasound (US) imaging could offer distinct
advantages in several medical procedures, especially where great precision and …

Robotic ultrasonography for autonomous non-invasive diagnosis—A systematic literature review

MC Roshan, A Pranata… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This systematic review was conducted to synthesize and critically appraise the current
evidence on the automation of non-invasive diagnostic ultrasonography using robots …

[PDF][PDF] Autonomous image-based ultrasound probe positioning via deep learning

G Toporek, H Wang, M Balicki, H Xie - Hamlyn Symposium on …, 2018 - easychair.org
Although ultrasound (US) is a widely used, non-invasive, and radiation-free imaging
modality, manual adjustment of the US probe can be cumbersome and time consuming. An …