7 papers
SurgXBench: Explainable Vision-Language Model Benchmark for Surgery
Jiajun Cheng, Xianwu Zhao, Sainan Liu +5
Innovations in digital intelligence are transforming robotic surgery with more informed decision-making. Real-time awareness of surgical instrument presence and actions (e.g., cutt…
PalpAid: Multimodal Pneumatic Tactile Sensor for Tissue Palpation
Devi Yuliarti, Ravi Prakash, Hiu Ching Cheung +3
The tactile properties of tissue, such as elasticity and stiffness, often play an important role in surgical oncology when identifying tumors and pathological tissue boundaries. Th…
See, Plan, Cut: MPC-Based Autonomous Volumetric Robotic Laser Surgery with OCT Guidance
Ravi Prakash, Vincent Y. Wang, Arpit Mishra +5
Robotic laser systems offer the potential for sub-millimeter, non-contact, high-precision tissue resection, yet existing platforms lack volumetric planning and intraoperative feedb…
TumorMap: A Laser-based Surgical Platform for 3D Tumor Mapping and Fully-Automated Tumor Resection
Guangshen Ma, Ravi Prakash, Beatrice Schleupner +10
Surgical resection of malignant solid tumors is critically dependent on the surgeon's ability to accurately identify pathological tissue and remove the tumor while preserving surro…
A Comprehensive General Model of Tendon-Actuated Concentric Tube Robots with Multiple Tubes and Tendons
Pejman Kheradmand, Behnam Moradkhani, Raghavasimhan Sankaranarayanan +5
Tendon-actuated concentric tube mechanisms combine the advantages of tendon-driven continuum robots and concentric tube robots while addressing their respective limitations. They o…
Where is the Boundary: Multimodal Sensor Fusion Test Bench for Tissue Boundary Delineation
Zacharias Chen, Alexa Cristelle Cahilig, Sarah Dias +3
Robot-assisted neurological surgery is receiving growing interest due to the improved dexterity, precision, and control of surgical tools, which results in better patient outcomes.…