Nick J. van de Berg — accepted AI-conference papers

2016

Steering an actuated-tip needle in biological tissue: Fusing FBG-sensor data and ultrasound images

Navid Shahriari, Roy J. Roesthuis, Nick J. van de Berg, John van den Dobbelsteen, Sarthak Misra

ICRA 2016

Needle insertion procedures are commonly performed in current clinical practice for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Although prevailing technology allows accurate localization of lesions, they cannot yet be precisely targeted. Needle steering is a promising technique to overcome this challenge.

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2015

Modeling and steering of a novel actuated-tip needle through a soft-tissue simulant using Fiber Bragg Grating sensors

Roy J. Roesthuis, Nick J. van de Berg, John J. van den Dobbelsteen, Sarthak Misra

ICRA 2015poster

Needle insertions are common during surgical procedures. Accurately delivering the needle at a specific location in the human body is of importance for the clinical outcome of the procedure. Studies have already shown that robotically inserting traditional needles with a bevel tip can improve target…

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