MRI-guided intervention for the liver and kidney has achieved considerable progress in tumour diagnosis and treatment over the past two decades. However, due to the space constraints associated with the narrow and deep bore of the MRI machines, it is still extremely challenging for clinicians to position and drive the needle-shaped probes used for delivering the treatment where … [Read more...] about Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Needle Insertion Robots: A Review of Systems for Liver and Kidney Interventions [Survey]
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Opinion– Autonomous Robotic Surgical Systems
While executing a surgical procedure, surgeons not only rely on their specific medical knowledge but also on a set of skills that are “obvious” to them and allow for intuitively evaluating and reacting to the intervention evolution. Such skills belong to what is usually called common sense , which is essential to carry out an intervention. Although general common sense refers … [Read more...] about Opinion– Autonomous Robotic Surgical Systems
