5 papers
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…
Comparative Study of Ultrasound Shape Completion and CBCT-Based AR Workflows for Spinal Needle Interventions
Tianyu Song, Feng Li, Felix Pabst +4
Purpose: This study compares two augmented reality (AR)-guided imaging workflows, one based on ultrasound shape completion and the other on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), fo…
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…
Intelligent Virtual Sonographer (IVS): Enhancing Physician-Robot-Patient Communication
Tianyu Song, Feng Li, Yuan Bi +6
The advancement and maturity of large language models (LLMs) and robotics have unlocked vast potential for human-computer interaction, particularly in the field of robotic ultrasou…
Enhancing Patient Acceptance of Robotic Ultrasound through Conversational Virtual Agent and Immersive Visualizations
Tianyu Song, Felix Pabst, Ulrich Eck +1
Robotic ultrasound systems can enhance medical diagnostics, but patient acceptance is a challenge. We propose a system combining an AI-powered conversational virtual agent with thr…