Towards steering a high-dose rate brachytherapy needle with a robotic steerable stylet

NJ Deaton, TA Brumfiel, M Sheft… - … on Medical Robotics …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Steerable needles are desired for many applications within the medical field. One such
application is high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy. In this paper, an adaptive control system …

Towards a Tendon-Assisted Magnetically Steered (TAMS) Robotic Stylet for Brachytherapy

P Kheradmand, B Moradkhani, H Jella… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Interstitial brachytherapy requires up to 20 straight needles to surround and irradiate deep-
seated tumors, but may offer sub-optimal radiation dosage in cases of advanced cancers. A …

Model-based Parameter Selection for a Steerable Continuum Robot—Applications to Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL)

AK Rothe, TA Brumfiel, R Konda… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a minimally invasive procedure for diagnosing lung
infections and diseases. However, navigating tortuous lung anatomy to the distal branches …