IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Continuum robots provide inherent structural compliance with high dexterity to access the surgical target sites along tortuous anatomical paths under constrained environments, and enable to perform complex and delicate operations through small incisions in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). These advantages... Read more

Hossein Sadjadi, Keyvan Hashtrudi-Zaad, and Gabor Fichtinger Volume 60, Issue 10, Page:2706-2715 Many diagnostic and therapeutic interventions require accurate needle placement. However, complex behavior of the needle within biological tissue poses a major challenge, particularly when deflection of the needle causes targeting... Read more