11 papers
Look-Closer-Then-Diagnose: Confidence-Aware Ultrasound VQA via Active Zooming
Yue Zhou, Erxuan Wu, Yikang Sun +5
Vision-Language Models (VLMs) have significantly advanced medical visual question answering, yet their performance in ultrasound remains suboptimal. In clinical practice, sonograph…
SurgOnAir: Hierarchy-Aware Real-Time Surgical Video Commentary
Jingyi He, Yue Zhou, Long Bai +3
Understanding surgical workflow in real time is fundamental for intelligent surgical embodiment, where AI systems continuously perceive and respond as surgery proceeds. In the oper…
Feasibility of Augmented Reality-Guided Robotic Ultrasound with Cone-Beam CT Integration for Spine Procedures
Tianyu Song, Felix Pabst, Feng Li +5
Accurate needle placement in spine interventions is critical for effective pain management, yet it depends on reliable identification of anatomical landmarks and careful trajectory…
From Scanning Guidelines to Action: A Robotic Ultrasound Agent with LLM-Based Reasoning
Yuan Bi, Yiping Zhou, Pei Liu +3
Robotic ultrasound offers advantages over free-hand scanning, including improved reproducibility and reduced operator dependency. In clinical practice, US acquisition relies heavil…
Robotic Ultrasound Makes CBCT Alive
Feng Li, Ziyuan Li, Zhongliang Jiang +2
Intraoperative Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) provides a reliable 3D anatomical context essential for interventional planning. However, its static nature fails to provide con…
Ultrasound-Guided Real-Time Spinal Motion Visualization for Spinal Instability Assessment
Feng Li, Yuan Bi, Tianyu Song +2
Purpose: Spinal instability is a widespread condition that causes pain, fatigue, and restricted mobility, profoundly affecting patients' quality of life. In clinical practice, the…