Medical robotics is an interdisciplinary field that came into existence to improve medical
procedures utilizing robotics technology. Medical robotics range from minimally invasive …

In virtue of a curved insertion path inside tissues, needle steering techniques have revealed
the potential with the assistance of medical robots and images. The superiority of this …

In diagnosing and treating prostate cancer the flexible bevel tip needle insertion surgical
technique is commonly used. Bevel tip needles experience asymmetric loading on the …

This thesis investigates the application of order-4 maximum-entropy moment methods to the
simulation of low-temperature plasmas. Such methods extend the validity of the classical …

Medical steerable needles can follow 3D curvilinear trajectories to avoid anatomical
obstacles and reach clinically significant targets inside the human body. Automating …

Robotic systems for minimally invasive medical procedures can enable better accuracy and
precision in medical care. However, no commercial medical robots available today exhibit …

Medical robots enable faster and safer patient care. Continuum medical robots (eg,
steerable needles) have great potential to accomplish procedures with less damage to …