CRANE: a 10 Degree-of-Freedom, Tele-surgical System for Dexterous Manipulation within Imaging Bores

Dimitri Schreiber,Zhaowei Yu,Hanpeng Jiang,Taylor Henderson,Guosong Li,Julie Yu,Renjie Zhu,Alexander M. Norbash,Michael C. Yip,Dimitri Schreiber,Zhaowei Yu,Hanpeng Jiang,Taylor Henderson,Guosong Li,Julie Yu,Renjie Zhu,Alexander M. Norbash,Michael C. Yip

Physicians perform minimally invasive percuta-neous procedures under Computed Tomography (CT) image guidance both for the diagnosis and treatment of numerous diseases. For these procedures performed within Computed Tomography Scanners, robots can enable physicians to more accurately target sub-dermal lesions while increasing safety. However, existing robots for this application have limited dexter...