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A Comparative Study for Control of Semi-Automatic Robotic-assisted Ultrasound System in Spine Surgery
Ultrasound (US) imaging has been widely applied in different clinical scenarios thanks to its low-cost and non-radiative nature. …
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Automatic bone breach detection using electrical conductivity during pedicle drilling in spine surgery
Current studies conducted in the field of robotic-assisted spinal surgery are focused on using navigation as a tool for optimizing …
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Computed-Tomography based Mechanical Impedance Identification for Breach Detection in Pedicle Screw Placement
Nowadays, spinal disease has gradually increased due to population aging, improper lifestyle, or accidents; for example, intervertebral …
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Deep Reinforcement Learning Based System for Intraoperative Hyperspectral Video Autofocusing
Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) captures a greater level of spectral detail than traditional optical imaging, making it a potentially …
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Design of an ex-vivo experimental setup for spine surgery based on in-vivo identification of respiration-induced spine movement
In spine surgery, e.g., pedicle screw placement, patients are in the prone position, anesthetized, and breath using respirators. …
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OpTaS: An Optimization-based Task Specification Library for Trajectory Optimization and Model Predictive Control
This paper presents OpTaS, a task specification Python library for Trajectory Optimization (TO) and Model Predictive Control (MPC) in …
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Path Re-planning for Robotic Ultrasound Imaging of the Lumbar Spine
Ultrasound (US) scanning has become increasingly popular in a wide range of clinical applications as it provides radiation-free, …
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Ultrasound-based Robot-assisted Drilling System for Pedicle Screw Placement
Pedicle screw placement (PSP) is a common procedure for spine surgery with proven benefits. However, some drawbacks exist; the screw …
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VideoSum: A Python Library for Surgical Video Summarization
The performance of deep learning (DL) algorithms is heavily influenced by the quantity and the quality of the annotated data. However, …
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Vision and Contact based Optimal Control for Autonomous Trocar Docking
Future operating theaters will be equipped with robots to perform various surgical tasks including, for example, endoscope control …
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