Flexible needle steering with tethered and untethered actuation: Current states, targeting errors, challenges and opportunities
Accurate needle targeting is critical for many clinical procedures, such as transcutaneous
biopsy or radiofrequency ablation of tumors. However, targeting errors may arise, limiting the …
biopsy or radiofrequency ablation of tumors. However, targeting errors may arise, limiting the …
Study and experimental investigation of insertion force modeling and tissue deformation phenomenon during surgical needle-soft tissue interaction
Surgical needle insertion is generally used in the current advanced surgery process,
particularly in the area of biopsy, MIS or minimally invasive surgery, brachytherapy, etc …
particularly in the area of biopsy, MIS or minimally invasive surgery, brachytherapy, etc …
Assessing liver fibrosis distribution through liver elasticity estimates obtained using a biomechanical model of respiratory motion with magnetic resonance …
K Fujimoto, T Shiinoki, Y Yuasa… - Physics in Medicine …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. This study aimed to produce a three-dimensional liver elasticity map using the
finite element method (FEM) and respiration-induced motion captured by T1-weighted …
finite element method (FEM) and respiration-induced motion captured by T1-weighted …
Research on Function Family of Large Bending Model Based on Mechanics for Cannula Flexible Needle
YJ Zhao, YY Pei, H Zhang, Y Chen, JL Lu - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Compared to the traditional flexible needles, cannula flexible needle has advantages in
terms of the flexibility and the capability of trajectory correction during insertion. In this paper …
terms of the flexibility and the capability of trajectory correction during insertion. In this paper …
Virtual reality-based simulator of needle interventions for liver biopsy
A Kanzira, X Chen - 2022 8th International Conference on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the high precision required for needle-based simulations, targeting the needle and
the movement of the tissue (due to breathing) are some of the factors that can lead to poor …
the movement of the tissue (due to breathing) are some of the factors that can lead to poor …