A New Laparoscope Manipulator with an Optical Zoom. - Etsuko Kobayashi; Ken Masamune; Takeyoshi Dohi; Daijo Hashimoto (MICCAI, 1998)

A Wide-Angle View Endoscope System Using Wedge Prisms. - Etsuko Kobayashi; Ken Masamune; Ichiro Sakuma; Takeyoshi Dohi (MICCAI, 2000)

Multi-DOF Forceps Manipulator System for Laparoscopic Surgery. - Ryoichi Nakamura; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ken Masamune; Ichiro Sakuma; Takeyoshi Dohi; Naoki Yahagi; Takayuki Tsuji; Daijo Hashimoto; Mitsuo Shimada; Makoto Hashizume (MICCAI, 2000)

A new wide-angle view endoscopic robot using wedge prisms. - Etsuko Kobayashi; Kim Daeyong; Ichiro Sakuma; Takeyoshi Dohi (CARS, 2001)

Three-dimensional digital ultrasound imaging system for surgical navigation*1. - Ichiro Sakuma; Yasuyoshi Tanaka; Yuichi Takai; Etsuko Kobayashi; Takeyoshi Dohi; Oliver Schorr; Nobuhiko Hata; Hiroshi Iseki; Yoshihiro Muragaki; Tomokatsu Hori; Kintomo Takakura (CARS, 2001)

Usefulness of a newly developed laparoscope manipulator during laparoscopic splenectomy. - Morimasa Tomikawa; Etsuko Kobayashi; F. Nakamura; Ichiro Sakuma; Makoto Hashizume; Mitsuo Shimada; N. Gotoh; Kozo Konishi; Takeyoshi Dohi; Keizo Sugimachi (CARS, 2001)

Application of Compact Pneumatic Actuators to Laparoscopic Manipulator. - Daeyoung Kim 002; Ryoichi Nakamura; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma; Takeyoshi Dohi (MICCAI, 2001)

Intra-operative Real-Time 3-D Information Display System Based on Integral Videography. - Hongen Liao; Susumu Nakajima; Makoto Iwahara; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma; Naoki Yahagi; Takeyoshi Dohi (MICCAI, 2001)

Multi-DOF Forceps Manipulator System for Laparoscopic Surgery - Mechanism Miniaturized & Evaluation of New Interface. - Ryoichi Nakamura; Takeshi Oura; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma; Takeyoshi Dohi; Naoki Yahagi; Takayuki Tsuji; Mitsuo Shimada; Makoto Hashizume (MICCAI, 2001)

A New, Compact MR-Compatible Surgical Manipulator for Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery. - Daeyoung Kim 002; Etsuko Kobayashi; Takeyoshi Dohi; Ichiro Sakuma (MICCAI (1), 2002)

Micro-grasping Forceps Manipulator for MR-Guided Neurosurgery. - Nobuhiko Miyata; Etsuko Kobayashi; Daeyoung Kim 002; Ken Masamune; Ichiro Sakuma; Naoki Yahagi; Takayuki Tsuji; Hiroshi Inada; Takeyoshi Dohi; Hiroshi Iseki; Kintomo Takakura (MICCAI (1), 2002)

Navigation of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Applicator with an Integrated Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging System. - Ichiro Sakuma; Yuichi Takai; Etsuko Kobayashi; Hiroshi Inada; Katsuhiko Fujimoto; Tekehide Asano (MICCAI (2), 2002)

Development of an automatic focusing system for a precise laser ablation system in neurosurgery. - Eisuke Aoki; Etsuko Kobayashi; Hiroshi Inada; Shigeru Omori; Takashi Maruyama; Hiroshi Iseki; Yoshihiro Muragaki; Kintomo Takakura; Ichiro Sakuma (CARS, 2003)

Forces and torques during robotic needle insertion to human vertebra. - Kiyoshi Matsumiya; Yasuyuki Momoi; Etsuko Kobayashi; Nobuhiko Sugano; Kazuo Yonenobu; Hiroshi Inada; Takayuki Tsuji; Ichiro Sakuma (CARS, 2003)

Remote-controlled laparoscope manipulator system, NaviotTM, for endoscopic surgery. - Takefumi Yasunaga; Makoto Hashizume; Etsuko Kobayashi; Kazuo Tanoue; Tomohiko Akahoshi; Kozo Konishi; Satoshi Yamaguchi; N. Kinjo; Morimasa Tomikawa; Yoshihiro Muragaki; Mitsuo Shimada; Yoshihiko Maehara; et al. (CARS, 2003)

In vitro Measurement of Mechanical Properties of Liver Tissue under Compression and Elongation Using a New Test Piece Holding Method with Surgical Glue. - Ichiro Sakuma; Yosuke Nishimura; Chee-Kong Chui; Etsuko Kobayashi; Hiroshi Inada; Xian Chen; Toshiaki Hisada (IS4TH, 2003)

Analysis of Forces during Robotic Needle Insertion to Human Vertebra. - Kiyoshi Matsumiya; Yasuyuki Momoi; Etsuko Kobayashi; Nobuhiko Sugano; Kazuo Yonenobu; Hiroshi Inada; Takayuki Tsuji; Ichiro Sakuma (MICCAI (1), 2003)

A bone cutting device for rotational acetabular osteotomy (RAO) with a curved oscillating saw. - Ichiro Sakuma; K. Mukaiyama; Iulian Iordachita; Kiyoshi Matsumiya; Etsuko Kobayashi; H. Yano (CARS, 2004)

Development of forceps manipulator for assisting laparoscopic surgery. - Takashi Suzuki; Eisuke Aoki; Etsuko Kobayashi; Takayuki Tsuji; Kozo Konishi; Makoto Hashizume; Ichiro Sakuma (CARS, 2004)

Sixty endoscopic procedures assisted by remote-controlled laparoscope manipulator system, Naviot®, for endoscopic surgery. - Takefumi Yasunaga; Makoto Hashizume; Yoshihiro Kakeji; Etsuko Kobayashi; Kazuo Tanoue; Kozo Konishi; Satoshi Ieiri; Y. Kuga; Hirofumi Kawanaka; Morimasa Tomikawa (CARS, 2004)

System Design for Implementing Distributed Modular Architecture to Reliable Surgical Robotic System. - Eisuke Aoki; Takashi Suzuki; Etsuko Kobayashi; Nobuhiko Hata; Takeyoshi Dohi; Makoto Hashizume; Ichiro Sakuma (MICCAI (2), 2004)

Development of a Robotic Laser Surgical Tool with an Integrated Video Endoscope. - Takashi Suzuki; Youhei Nishida; Etsuko Kobayashi; Takayuki Tsuji; Tsuneo Fukuyo; Michihiro Kaneda; Kozo Konishi; Makoto Hashizume; Ichiro Sakuma (MICCAI (2), 2004)

Development of Wide-Angle-View Laparoscope Using Wedge Prisms. - Takemasa Hashimoto; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma; Kazuhiko Shinohara; Makoto Hashizume; Takeyoshi Dohi (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2004)

Compact forceps manipulator for laparoscopic surgery. - Takashi Suzuki; Youichi Katayama; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (IROS, 2005)

Compact Forceps Manipulator Using Friction Wheel Mechanism and Gimbals Mechanism for Laparoscopic Surgery. - Takashi Suzuki; Youichi Katayama; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (MICCAI (2), 2005)

A Novel Robotic Laser Ablation System for Precision Neurosurgery with Intraoperative 5-ALA-Induced PpIX Fluorescence Detection. - Masafumi Noguchi; Eisuke Aoki; Daiki Yoshida; Etsuko Kobayashi; Shigeru Omori; Yoshihiro Muragaki; Hiroshi Iseki; Katsushige Nakamura; Ichiro Sakuma (MICCAI (1), 2006)

Ultrasonic motor driving method for EMI-free image in MR image-guided surgical robotic system. - Takashi Suzuki; Hongen Liao; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (IROS, 2007)

Development and evaluation of a novel actuator using MR magnetic field. - Deddy Nur Zaman; Takashi Suzuki; Hongen Liao; Etsuko Kobayashi; Yasuhiko Jimbo; Ichiro Sakuma (IROS, 2007)

Development of an Intraoperative Information Integration System and Implementation for Neurosurgery. - Eisuke Aoki; Masafumi Noguchi; Jae-Sung Hong; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ryoichi Nakamura; Takashi Maruyama; Yoshihiro Muragaki; Hiroshi Iseki; Ichiro Sakuma (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2007)

Transversely isotropic properties of porcine liver tissue: experiments and constitutive modelling. - Chee-Kong Chui; Etsuko Kobayashi; Xian Chen; Toshiaki Hisada; Ichiro Sakuma (Medical Biol. Eng. Comput., 2007)

Emotion Recognition of Finger Braille. - Yasuhiro Matsuda; Tsuneshi Isomura; Ichiro Sakuma; Yasuhiko Jimbo; Etsuko Kobayashi; Tatsuhiko Arafune (IIH-MSP, 2008)

Fast Image Mapping of Endoscopic Image Mosaics with Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Image for Intrauterine Treatment of Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. - Hongen Liao; Masayoshi Tsuzuki; Etsuko Kobayashi; Takeyoshi Dohi; Toshio Chiba; Takashi Mochizuki; Ichiro Sakuma (MIAR, 2008)

Combination of Intraoperative 5-Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Fluorescence and 3-D MR Imaging for Guidance of Robotic Laser Ablation for Precision Neurosurgery. - Hongen Liao; Koji Shimaya; Kaimeng Wang; Takashi Maruyama; Masafumi Noguchi; Yoshihiro Muragaki; Etsuko Kobayashi; Hiroshi Iseki; Ichiro Sakuma (MICCAI (2), 2008)

Hazard analysis of fracture-reduction robot and its application to safety design of fracture-reduction assisting robotic system. - Sanghyun Joung; Hongen Liao; Etsuko Kobayashi; Mamoru Mitsuishi; Yoshikazu Nakajima; Nobuhiko Sugano; Masahiko Bessho; Satoru Ohashi; Takuya Matsumoto; Isao Ohnishi; Ichiro Sakuma (ICRA, 2010)

Automatic Focusing and Robotic Scanning Mechanism for Precision Laser Ablation in Neurosurgery. - Hongen Liao; Masafumi Noguchi; Takashi Maruyama; Yoshihiro Muragaki; Hiroshi Iseki; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (IROS, 2010)

Real-Time Epicardial Excitation Time Map Overlay. - Paul de Lange; Yuhei Takata; Hongho Kim; Hongen Liao; Etsuko Kobayashi; Minoru Ono; Shunei Kyo; Shin-ichi Takamoto; Satoshi Ishii; Takeo Asano (MIAR, 2010)

Level Set Diffusion for MRE Image Enhancement. - Bing Nan Li; Chee-Kong Chui; Sim Heng Ong; Stephen K. Y. Chang; Etsuko Kobayashi (MIAR, 2010)

Soft Tissue Discrimination Using Magnetic Resonance Elastography with a New Elastic Level Set Model. - Bing Nan Li; Chee-Kong Chui; Sim Heng Ong; Toshikatsu Washio; Tomokazu Numano; Stephen K. Y. Chang; Sudhakar K. Venkatesh; Etsuko Kobayashi (MLMI, 2010)

Emotional Communication in Finger Braille. - Yasuhiro Matsuda; Ichiro Sakuma; Yasuhiko Jimbo; Etsuko Kobayashi; Tatsuhiko Arafune; Tsuneshi Isomura (Adv. Hum. Comput. Interact., 2010)

Motion Tracking and Strain Map Computation for Quasi-Static Magnetic Resonance Elastography. - Y. B. Fu; Chee-Kong Chui; Chee Leong Teo; Etsuko Kobayashi (MICCAI (1), 2011)

Robotic Hair Harvesting System: A New Proposal. - Xiang Lin; Touji Nakazawa; Ryuya Yasuda; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma; Hongen Liao (MICCAI (1), 2011)

High-sensitive fluorescence endoscope using electrocardiograph-synchronized multiple exposure. - Takehiro Ando; Kazuhiro Taniguchi; Hongho Kim; Sanghyun Joung; Etsuko Kobayashi; Hongen Liao; Shunei Kyo; Ichiro Sakuma (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2011)

Multi-scale model for investigating the electrical properties and mechanical properties of liver tissue undergoing ablation. - Wei-Hsuan Huang; Chee-Kong Chui; Etsuko Kobayashi; Swee-Hin Teoh; Stephen K. Y. Chang (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2011)

Image-based electrode array tracking for epicardial electrophysiological mapping in minimally invasive arrhythmia surgery. - Hongho Kim; Paul de Lange; Takehiro Ando; Sanghyun Joung; Kazuhiro Taniguchi; Hongen Liao; Shunei Kyo; Minoru Ono; Shin-ichi Takamoto; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2011)

A Force Measurement Device Using Optical Fiber for Surgical Tools - Basic Concept and Implementation -. - Kazuhiro Taniguchi; Etsuko Kobayashi; Sanghyun Joung; Minoru Ono; Noboru Motomura; Shunei Kyo; Shin-ichi Takamoto; Ichiro Sakuma (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2011)

An integrated diagnosis and therapeutic system using intra-operative 5-aminolevulinic-acid-induced fluorescence guided robotic laser ablation for precision neurosurgery. - Hongen Liao; Masafumi Noguchi; Takashi Maruyama; Yoshihiro Muragaki; Etsuko Kobayashi; Hiroshi Iseki; Ichiro Sakuma (Medical Image Anal., 2012)

Analysis of liquid reservoir effect induced by pulsed laser liquid jet. - Tatsuhiko Arafune; Takashi Kato; Etsuko Kobayashi; Toshikatsu Washio; Atsuhiro Nakagawa; Yoshikazu Ogawa; Teiji Tominaga (EMBC, 2013)

Development and fundamental evaluation of flexible viewpoint laparoscope using a oblique viewing laparoscope. - Y. Fukushima; Etsuko Kobayashi; Takehiro Ando; Ichiro Sakuma (EMBC, 2013)

Ultrasound image-based endoscope localization for minimally invasive fetoscopic surgery. - Liangjing Yang; Junchen Wang; Etsuko Kobayashi; Hongen Liao; H. Yamashita; Ichiro Sakuma; Toshio Chiba (EMBC, 2013)

Real-Time Marker-Free Patient Registration and Image-Based Navigation Using Stereovision for Dental Surgery. - Junchen Wang; Hideyuki Suenaga; Liangjing Yang; Hongen Liao; Etsuko Kobayashi; Tsuyoshi Takato; Ichiro Sakuma (AE-CAI, 2013)

Ultrasound Image-Guided Mapping of Endoscopic Views on a 3D Placenta Model: A Tracker-Less Approach. - Liangjing Yang; Junchen Wang; Etsuko Kobayashi; Hongen Liao; Ichiro Sakuma; Hiromasa Yamashita; Toshio Chiba (AE-CAI, 2013)

A Novel High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Robotic System for Breast Cancer Treatment. - Taizan Yonetsuji; Takehiro Ando; Junchen Wang; Keisuke Fujiwara; Kazunori Itani; Takashi Azuma; Kiyoshi Yoshinaka; Akira Sasaki; Shu Takagi; Etsuko Kobayashi; Hongen Liao; Yoichiro Matsumoto; et al. (MICCAI (3), 2013)

Vessel bifurcation localization based on intraoperative three-dimensional ultrasound and catheter path for image-guided catheter intervention of oral cancers. - Kuan Luan; Takashi Ohya; Hongen Liao; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (Comput. Medical Imaging Graph., 2013)

Measurement and analysis of internal stress distributions created in gelatin simulated-brain tissue by a pulsed laser-induced liquid jet. - Takashi Kato; Tatsuhiko Arafune; Toshikatsu Washio; Atsuhiro Nakagawa; Yoshikazu Ogawa; Teiji Tominaga; Ichiro Sakuma; Etsuko Kobayashi (EMBC, 2014)

Development of femoral bone fracture model simulating muscular contraction force by pneumatic rubber actuator. - Shin Sen; Takehiro Ando; Etsuko Kobayashi; Hideaki Miyamoto; Satoru Ohashi; Sakae Tanaka; Sanghyun Joung; Ilhyung Park; Ichiro Sakuma (EMBC, 2014)

Ultrasound imaging method for internal jugular vein measurement and estimation of circulating blood volume. - Kun Qian; Takehiro Ando; Kensuke Nakamura; Hongen Liao; Etsuko Kobayashi; Naoki Yahagi; Ichiro Sakuma (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2014)

Evaluation of robust wave image processing methods for magnetic resonance elastography. - Bing Nan Li; Xiang Shan; Kui Xiang; Ning An 001; Jinzhang Xu; Weimin Huang 002; Etsuko Kobayashi (Comput. Biol. Medicine, 2014)

Simultaneous evaluation of wall motion and blood perfusion of a beating heart using stereoscopic fluorescence camera system. - Takehiro Ando; Hongho Kim; Etsuko Kobayashi; Hiroyuki Tsukihara; Noboru Motomura; Shunei Kyo; Minoru Ono; Ichiro Sakuma (Comput. Medical Imaging Graph., 2014)

Augmented Reality Navigation With Automatic Marker-Free Image Registration Using 3-D Image Overlay for Dental Surgery. - Junchen Wang; Hideyuki Suenaga; Kazuto Hoshi; Liangjing Yang; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma; Hongen Liao (IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 2014)

3D Surgical Overlay with Markerless Image Registration Using a Single Camera. - Junchen Wang; Hideyuki Suenaga; Liangjing Yang; Hongen Liao; Takehiro Ando; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (AE-CAI, 2015)

Coarse-to-fine dot array marker detection with accurate edge localization for stereo visual tracking. - Junchen Wang; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (Biomed. Signal Process. Control., 2015)

Real-time computer-generated integral imaging and 3D image calibration for augmented reality surgical navigation. - Junchen Wang; Hideyuki Suenaga; Hongen Liao; Kazuto Hoshi; Liangjing Yang; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (Comput. Medical Imaging Graph., 2015)

Vision-based endoscope tracking for 3D ultrasound image-guided surgical navigation. - Liangjing Yang; Junchen Wang; Takehiro Ando; A. Kubota; H. Yamashita; Ichiro Sakuma; Toshio Chiba; Etsuko Kobayashi (Comput. Medical Imaging Graph., 2015)

Image-guided laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection using stereo visual tracking free-hand laparoscopic ultrasound. - Lei Ma 006; Kenta Nakamae; Junchen Wang; Hidemichi Kiyomatsu; Hiroyuki Tsukihara; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (EMBC, 2017)

Accurate vessel segmentation in ultrasound images using a local-phase-based snake. - Lei Ma 006; Hidemichi Kiyomatsu; Keiichi Nakagawa; Junchen Wang; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (Biomed. Signal Process. Control., 2018)

IPCAI 2018 Special Issue: Information Processing for Computer-Assisted Interventions, 9th International Conference 2018 - Part 1. - Pascal Fallavollita; Etsuko Kobayashi; Stefanie Speidel (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2018)

In-vivo and in-vitro mechanical properties of pig liver during needle puncture for needle insertion. - Masaki Eto; Hiroshi Tsukihara; Etsuko Kobayashi; Kazuo Kiguchi; Ichiro Sakuma; Makoto Hashizume (LifeTech, 2019)

Development of intraoperative plantar pressure measuring system considering weight bearing axis. - Izumu Hosoi; Etsuko Kobayashi; Song Ho Chang; Takumi Matsumoto; Qi An; Emi Anzai; Yuji Ohta; Ichiro Sakuma (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2019)

An in vitro model of temporal enhancement of epithelium barrier permeability by low-energy shock waves without contrast agents. - Yuki Monden; Akira Tsukamoto; Takashi Ushida; Etsuko Kobayashi; Keiichi Nakagawa; Ichiro Sakuma (Medical Biol. Eng. Comput., 2020)

OpenMRE: A Numerical Platform for MRE Study. - Bing Nan Li; Xiang Shan; Kui Xiang; Etsuko Kobayashi; Meng Wang 001; Xuelong Li 001 (IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Syst., 2020)

Development and evaluation of a prototype detector for an intraoperative laparoscopic coincidence imaging system with PET tracers. - Madhushanka R. Liyanaarachchi; Kenji Shimazoe; Hiroyuki Takahashi; Keiichi Nakagawa; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2021)

Applicability of a single camera-based catheter navigation system using teeth arch as an anatomical landmark for superselective intraarterial infusion in advanced oral cancer treatment. - Ken Yanagida; Takashi Ohya; Junchen Wang; Toshinori Iwai; Toshiharu Izumi; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma; Kenji Mitsudo (Medical Biol. Eng. Comput., 2021)

Robust and fast laparoscopic vision-based ultrasound probe tracking using a binary dot array marker. - Lei Ma 006; Naoki Tomii; Junchen Wang; Hidemichi Kiyomatsu; Hiroyuki Tsukihara; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (Comput. Biol. Medicine, 2022)

Design of a Flat Panel Detector for the PET-Laparoscope System Using Simulations. - Xiaodong Yue; Madhushanka Rukshani Liyanaarachchi; Kenji Shimazoe; Kenichiro Ogane; Hiroyuki Takahashi; Miwako Takahashi; Kazuaki Hara; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma (J. Medical Robotics Res., 2022)

Development of Intraoperative Plantar Pressure Measurement System Considering Weight Bearing Axis and Center of Pressure. - Izumu Hosoi; Takumi Matsumoto; Song Ho Chang; Qi An; Ichiro Sakuma; Etsuko Kobayashi (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2022)

Occlusion-robust scene flow-based tissue deformation recovery incorporating a mesh optimization model. - Jiahe Chen; Kazuaki Hara; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma; Naoki Tomii (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2023)

A pilot study on an electromagnetic tracking system using tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) sensors applicable to a 4F catheter (1.4 mm in diameter). - Rina Nagano; Kazuaki Hara; Etsuko Kobayashi; Takashi Ohya; Ichiro Sakuma (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2023)

Tissue damage force estimation in porcine small intestine from its elasticity. - Kenzo Yamamoto; Kazuaki Hara; Etsuko Kobayashi; Yuki Akagi; Ichiro Sakuma (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2023)

Trans-Window Panoramic Impasto for Online Tissue Deformation Recovery. - Jiahe Chen; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma; Naoki Tomii (MICCAI (6), 2024)

Diameters of lingual, facial, and maxillary arteries measured according to an objective protocol on 3D computed tomography angiography images. - Takashi Ohya; Ichiro Sakuma; Wenran Cai; Etsuko Kobayashi; Toshiyuki Koizumi; Kenji Mitsudo (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2024)

Tissue histology on the correlation between fracture energy and elasticity. - Kenzo Yamamoto; Kazuaki Hara; Etsuko Kobayashi; Yuki Akagi; Ichiro Sakuma (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2024)

Design consideration on integration of mechanical intravascular ultrasound and electromagnetic tracking sensor for intravascular reconstruction. - Wenran Cai; Kazuaki Hara; Naoki Tomii; Etsuko Kobayashi; Takashi Ohya; Ichiro Sakuma (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2024)

SurgEM: A Vision-Based Surgery Environment Modeling Framework for Constructing a Digital Twin Toward Autonomous Soft Tissue Manipulation. - Jiahe Chen; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma; Naoki Tomii (IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 2024)

Analyzing the image quality using a quantitative index for the robotic ultrasound probe maneuver system. - Woohyeok Choi; Kitaro Yoshimitsu; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ken Masamune; Yoshihiro Muragaki (Adv. Robotics, 2024)

Development of a measuring system for the data collection of a surgical energy device. - Pepijn van Esch; Kazuaki Hara; Nobushige Takeshita; Shin Takenaka; Nobuyoshi Takeshita; Masaaki Ito; Ichiro Sakuma; Etsuko Kobayashi (Adv. Robotics, 2024)

Special issue on Improving Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Through Safe Human-Robot Collaboration. - Etsuko Kobayashi; Junichi Tokuda; Momen Abayazid; Cristina Piazza; Pedro Moreira; Mariana Costa Bernardes (Adv. Robotics, 2024)

Exploring the potential of service robots in guiding patients and assisting mobility in medical facilities. - Kitaro Yoshimitsu; Yasuto Shiigi; Etsuko Kobayashi; Kenta Kuwana; Kaori Kusuda; Kaoru Hoshide; Yoshihiro Muragaki; Ken Masamune (Adv. Robotics, 2024)

Autonomous countertraction for secure field of view in laparoscopic surgery using deep reinforcement learning. - Yuriko Iyama; Yudai Takahashi; Jiahe Chen; Takumi Noda; Kazuaki Hara; Etsuko Kobayashi; Ichiro Sakuma; Naoki Tomii (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2025)

Online camera-pose-free stereo endoscopic tissue deformation recovery with tissue-invariant vision-biomechanics consistency. - Jiahe Chen; Naoki Tomii; Ichiro Sakuma; Etsuko Kobayashi (CoRR, 2025)