7 papers
Progressive Experience Fusion for Multi-Task World Model Control in Endovascular Navigation
Harry Robertshaw, Maxence Boels, Nikola Fischer +4
Autonomous endovascular navigation could support the delivery of mechanical thrombectomy to underserved areas, but controllers must navigate long, multi-stage paths across varying…
Manual, Joystick, or Haptic Control? An In Vitro Comparison of Navigation Strategies for Robotic Interventional Neuroradiology Procedures
Benjamin Jackson, Nikola Fischer, Harry Robershaw +16
Objective: To evaluate robotic controller interfaces for interventional neuroradiology procedures in-vitro incorporating a force-sensing platform to assess safety. Methods: A custo…
Remote Teleoperation of Endovascular Intervention Robots: A Systematic Review
Xingyu Chen, Yinchao Yang, Nikola Fischer +5
Remote robotic-assisted endovascular intervention offers a promising approach to reduce clinician radiation exposure and physical strain, while extending specialized vascular care…
Towards Real-Time Autonomous Navigation: Transformer-Based Catheter Tip Tracking in Fluoroscopy
Harry Robertshaw, Yanghe Hao, Weiyuan Deng +6
Purpose: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) improves stroke outcomes, but is limited by a lack of local treatment access. Widespread distribution of reinforcement learning (RL)-based rob…
A Position Statement on Endovascular Models and Effectiveness Metrics for Mechanical Thrombectomy Navigation, on behalf of the Stakeholder Taskforce for AI-assisted Robotic Thrombectomy (START)
Harry Robertshaw, Anna Barnes, Phil Blakelock +20
While we are making progress in overcoming infectious diseases and cancer; one of the major medical challenges of the mid-21st century will be the rising prevalence of stroke. Larg…
Toward Safe Autonomous Robotic Endovascular Interventions using World Models
Harry Robertshaw, Nikola Fischer, Han-Ru Wu +6
Autonomous mechanical thrombectomy (MT) presents substantial challenges due to highly variable vascular geometries and the requirements for accurate, real-time control. While reinf…