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Publikováno v:
IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 32:138-149
This paper reports the design, modeling, and control of an MR-compatible actuation unit comprising pneumatic stepper mechanisms. One helix-shaped bellows and one toroid-shaped bellows were designed to actuate in pure rotation and pure translation, re
Autor:
Joseph S. Neimat, David B. Comber, Emily S. Matijevich, Eric J. Barth, E. Bryn Pitt, Hunter B. Gilbert, Matthew W. Powelson, Robert J. Webster
Publikováno v:
Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.). 13(1)
Background The recent development of MRI-guided laser-induced thermal therapy (LITT) offers a minimally invasive alternative to craniotomies performed for tumor resection or for amygdalohippocampectomy to control seizure disorders. Current LITT thera
Treating Epilepsy via Thermal Ablation: Initial Experiments With an MRI-Guided Concentric Tube Robot
Autor:
Robert J. Webster, Cindy Lin Liu, Yue Chen, Isuru S. Godage, Hong Yu, E. Bryn Pitt, Megan E. Poorman, Eric J. Barth, William A. Grissom, David B. Comber
Publikováno v:
2017 Design of Medical Devices Conference.
Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder affecting 65 million people globally [1]. Anti-epileptic medications fail to provide effective seizure control for 30% of patients, placing them at a 7–17% risk of Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy a
Autor:
Melih Turkseven, Robert J. Webster, Jun Ueda, David B. Comber, Jonathon E. Slightam, Eric J. Barth, Vito R. Gervasi
Publikováno v:
Mechanical Engineering. 135:S13-S16
This article introduces recent developments and challenges related to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-compatible medical devices. Recent advances in fluid-powered medical devices are described, including a needle steering robot for neurosurgery and
Publikováno v:
Journal of Medical Devices. 10
Publikováno v:
ASME/BATH 2013 Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers many benefits to image-guided interventions, including excellent soft tissue distinction, little to no repositioning of the patient, and zero radiation exposure. The closed, narrow bore of a high field MRI scan
Publikováno v:
Journal of Medical Devices. 6
Thermal ablation is an interventional technique that promises to enable percutaneous treatment of many cancers and other disorders throughout the human body. Acoustic ablation offers the possibility of steering thermal energy electronically [1], and
Autor:
David B. Comber, Eric J. Barth
Publikováno v:
ASME 2011 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference and Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control, Volume 1.
This paper presents the nonlinear dynamics and sliding mode control design for a 1-DOF needle insertion robot. The robot actuator is an MR-compatible pneumatic piston-cylinder. A brief review of the dynamics for this type of actuator is provided. The