3 papers
cs.RO2024
Beyond the Manual Touch: Situational-aware Force Control for Increased Safety in Robot-assisted Skullbase Surgery
Hisashi Ishida, Deepa Galaiya, Nimesh Nagururu +4
Purpose - Skullbase surgery demands exceptional precision when removing bone in the lateral skull base. Robotic assistance can alleviate the effect of human sensory-motor limitatio…
cs.RO2024
Haptic-Assisted Collaborative Robot Framework for Improved Situational Awareness in Skull Base Surgery
Hisashi Ishida, Manish Sahu, Adnan Munawar +5
Skull base surgery is a demanding field in which surgeons operate in and around the skull while avoiding critical anatomical structures including nerves and vasculature. While imag…
cs.RO2023
Fully Immersive Virtual Reality for Skull-base Surgery: Surgical Training and Beyond
Adnan Munawar, Zhaoshuo Li, Nimesh Nagururu +4
Purpose: A virtual reality (VR) system, where surgeons can practice procedures on virtual anatomies, is a scalable and cost-effective alternative to cadaveric training. The fully d…