OBJECTIVE Pedicle screw placement guidance is critical in spinal fusions, and spinal
surgery robots aim to improve accuracy and reduce complications. Current literature has yet …

A 3-D ultrasound (US) imaging technique has been studied to facilitate the diagnosis of
spinal deformity without radiation. The objective of this article is to propose an assessment …

Spinal fusion surgery requires highly accurate implantation of pedicle screw implants, which
must be conducted in critical proximity to vital structures with a limited view of the anatomy …

Objectives This research investigates designing a continuum soft robot and proposing a
kinematic matching control to enable the robot to perform a specified medical task, which in …

Computer-assisted orthopedic surgery requires precise representations of bone surfaces. To
date, computed tomography constitutes the gold standard, but comes with a number of …

Retinal microsurgery is crucial for treating various ocular diseases, but challenging due to
the structure size, physiological tremor and limited depth perception. This study aims to …

Image-guidance has been shown to improve spine surgical accuracy and patient outcome.
Such image guidance can be achieved by registering low-cost, realtime, and radiation-free …

2D ultrasound (US) guidance is an essential tool in fetoscopic laser photocoagulation (FLP)
to treat twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). During the procedure, the sonographer …

Purpose Spinal instrumentation with pedicle screw placement (PSP) is an important surgical
technique for spinal diseases. Accurate screw trajectory is a prerequisite for PSP …

Minimally invasive pedicle screw placement (MIPSP) is a widely used treatment for spine
diseases. When coupled with intraoperative navigation modalities, robots may help improve …