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Review
. 2021 Jul 12:8:664622.
doi: 10.3389/frobt.2021.664622. eCollection 2021.

Robot-Assisted Image-Guided Interventions

Michael Unger  1 , Johann Berger  1 , Andreas Melzer  1   2
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Review

Robot-Assisted Image-Guided Interventions

Michael Unger et al. Front Robot AI. .

Abstract

Image guidance is a common methodology of minimally invasive procedures. Depending on the type of intervention, various imaging modalities are available. Common imaging modalities are computed tomography, magnetic resonance tomography, and ultrasound. Robotic systems have been developed to enable and improve the procedures using these imaging techniques. Spatial and technological constraints limit the development of versatile robotic systems. This paper offers a brief overview of the developments of robotic systems for image-guided interventions since 2015 and includes samples of our current research in this field.

Keywords: CT; Imaging; MRI; US; image-guided interventions; robot assistance; robotics.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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