The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery
BackgroundIn this paper, having considered the tactile sensing and palpation of a physician in order to detect abnormal masses in the breast, we simplified and then modelled the tissue containing a mass and used contact elements to analyse the tactile sensor function.
MethodsBy using the finite element method, the effects of the mass existence appeared on the surface of the tissue. This was due to...
BackgroundThe Virtopsy project, a multi‐disciplinary project that involves forensic science, diagnostic imaging, computer science, automation technology, telematics and biomechanics, aims to develop new techniques to improve the outcome of forensic investigations. This paper presents a new approach in the field of minimally invasive virtual autopsy for a versatile robotic system that is able to perform...
BackgroundThere is a huge demand to develop a method for assisting surgeons in automatically predicting soft tissue deformation in terms of a bone‐remodelling plan.
MethodsThis paper introduces several novel elements into a system for the simulation of postoperative facial appearances with respect to prespecified bone‐remodelling plans. First, a new algorithm for efficient detection of collisions,...
BackgroundSet‐up and docking of the da Vinci® surgical system are assumed to extend overall operating times. We hypothesized that these tasks could be achieved in adequate times. Therefore, a prospective analysis of set‐up and docking times of the da Vinci® Surgical System was conducted.
MethodsWe prospectively analysed set‐up and docking times with the da Vinci surgical system in our division.
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BackgroundRegistration is a key step for computer‐navigated robot‐assisted surgery. Registration links the live patient anatomical location to the prescanned CT or MRI images, so that predesigned procedures can be performed accurately. Fiducial markers or mechanical probes are usually used to identify anatomical features or collect data points for registration. This conventional invasive approach...
BackgroundMinimally invasive surgery (MIS) has many advantages compared with open surgery, but there are still many drawbacks in performing MIS. Using robotic technologies, many problems caused by human restrictions, such as fatigue and low precision, can be solved. In this paper, a novel mechanism for a MIS robot is proposed.
MethodsKinematics analysis was carried out and singularity and isotropy...