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)

A Motion Adaptable Needle Placement Instrument Based on Tumor Specific Ultrasonic Image Segmentation. - Jae-Sung Hong; Takeyoshi Dohi; Makoto Hashizume; Kozo Konishi; Nobuhiko Hata (MICCAI (1), 2002)

3D Ultrasound System Using a Magneto-optic Hybrid Tracker for Augmented Reality Visualization in Laparoscopic Liver Surgery. - Masahiko Nakamoto; Yoshinobu Sato; Masaki Miyamoto; Yoshikazu Nakajima; Kozo Konishi; Mitsuo Shimada; Makoto Hashizume; Shinichi Tamura (MICCAI (2), 2002)

A temporal calibration method for freehand 3D ultrasound system: a preliminary result. - Masahiko Nakamoto; Yoshinobu Sato; Kazuhisa Nakada; Yoshikazu Nakajima; Kozo Konishi; Makoto Hashizume; Shinichi Tamura (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)

A Rapid Method for Magnetic Tracker Calibration Using a Magneto-Optic Hybrid Tracker. - Kazuhisa Nakada; Masahiko Nakamoto; Yoshinobu Sato; Kozo Konishi; Makoto Hashizume; Shinichi Tamura (MICCAI (2), 2003)

Camera Model and Calibration Procedure for Oblique-Viewing Endoscope. - Tetsuzo Yamaguchi; Masahiko Nakamoto; Yoshinobu Sato; Yoshikazu Nakajima; Kozo Konishi; Makoto Hashizume; Takashi Nishii; Nobuhiko Sugano; Hideki Yoshikawa; Kazuo Yonenobu; Shinichi Tamura (MICCAI (2), 2003)

An interactive planning system for optimal trocar site placement of surgical robot da Vinci. - Mitsuhiro Hayashibe; Naoki Suzuki; Makoto Hashizume; Asaki Hattori; Shigeyuki Suzuki; Yoshihiro Kakeji; Kozo Konishi (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)

Tele-training simulation for the surgical robot system "da Vinci". - Shigeyuki Suzuki; Naoki Suzuki; Makoto Hashizume; Yoshihiro Kakeji; Kozo Konishi; Asaki Hattori; Mitsuhiro Hayashibe (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)

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)

A Remote Surgery Experiment between Japan-Korea using the Minimally Invasive Surgical System. - Jumpei Arata; Hiroki Takahashi; Phongsaen Pitakwatchara; Shin'ichi Warisawa; Kozo Konishi; Kazuo Tanoue; Satoshi Ieiri; Shuji Shimizu; Naoki Nakashima; Koji Okamura; Young Soo Kim; Sungmin Kim; et al. (ICRA, 2006)

Recovery of Liver Motion and Deformation Due to Respiration Using Laparoscopic Freehand 3D Ultrasound System. - Masahiko Nakamoto; Hiroaki Hirayama; Yoshinobu Sato; Kozo Konishi; Yoshihiro Kakeji; Makoto Hashizume; Shinichi Tamura (MICCAI (2), 2006)

Robotic surgery setup simulation with the integration of inverse-kinematics computation and medical imaging. - Mitsuhiro Hayashibe; Naoki Suzuki; Makoto Hashizume; Kozo Konishi; Asaki Hattori (Comput. Methods Programs Biomed., 2006)

Interventional navigation for abdominal therapy based on simultaneous use of MRI and ultrasound. - Jae-Sung Hong; Hideaki Nakashima; Kozo Konishi; Satoshi Ieiri; Kazuo Tanoue; M. Nakamuta; Makoto Hashizume (Medical Biol. Eng. Comput., 2006)

A remote surgery experiment between Japan and Thailand over Internet using a low latency CODEC system. - Jumpei Arata; Hiroki Takahashi; Phongsaen Pitakwatchara; Shin'ichi Warisawa; Kazuo Tanoue; Kozo Konishi; Satoshi Ieiri; Shuji Shimizu; Naoki Nakashima; Koji Okamura; Yuichi Fujino; Yukihiro Ueda; et al. (ICRA, 2007)

Thoracoscopic Surgical Navigation System for Cancer Localization in Collapsed Lung Based on Estimation of Lung Deformation. - Masahiko Nakamoto; Naoki Aburaya; Yoshinobu Sato; Kozo Konishi; Ichiro Yoshino; Makoto Hashizume; Shinichi Tamura (MICCAI (2), 2007)

Fast model-image registration using a two-dimensional distance map for surgical navigation system. - Yumi Iwashita; Ryo Kurazume; Kozo Konishi; Masahiko Nakamoto; Naoki Aburaya; Yoshinobu Sato; Makoto Hashizume; Tsutomu Hasegawa (Adv. Robotics, 2007)

A real-time navigation system for laparoscopic surgery based on three-dimensional ultrasound using magneto-optic hybrid tracking configuration. - Kozo Konishi; Masahiko Nakamoto; Yoshihiro Kakeji; Kazuo Tanoue; Hirofumi Kawanaka; Shohei Yamaguchi; Satoshi Ieiri; Yoshinobu Sato; Yoshihiko Maehara; Shinichi Tamura; Makoto Hashizume (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2007)

MR-compatible laparoscope with a distally mounted CCD for MR image-guided surgery. - Takefumi Yasunaga; Kozo Konishi; Shohei Yamaguchi; Ken Okazaki; Jae-Sung Hong; Satoshi Ieiri; Hideaki Nakashima; Kazuo Tanoue; Tsuneo Fukuyo; Makoto Hashizume (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2007)

Recovery of respiratory motion and deformation of the liver using laparoscopic freehand 3D ultrasound system. - Masahiko Nakamoto; Hiroaki Hirayama; Yoshinobu Sato; Kozo Konishi; Yoshihiro Kakeji; Makoto Hashizume; Shinichi Tamura (Medical Image Anal., 2007)

Fast alignment of 3D geometrical models and 2D grayscale images using 2D distance maps. - Yumi Iwashita; Ryo Kurazume; Kozo Konishi; Masahiko Nakamoto; Makoto Hashizume; Tsutomu Hasegawa (Syst. Comput. Jpn., 2007)

Development of a novel approach, "palpation based needle insertion, " for breast cancer treatment. - Yo Kobayashi; Makiko Suzuki; Kozo Konishi; Makoto Hashizume; Masakatsu G. Fujie (ROBIO, 2008)

Impact of network time-delay and force feedback on tele-surgery. - Jumpei Arata; Hiroki Takahashi; Shigen Yasunaka; Kazushi Onda; Katsuya Tanaka; Naohiko Sugita; Kazuo Tanoue; Kozo Konishi; Satoshi Ieiri; Yuichi Fujino; Yukihiro Ueda; Hideo Fujimoto; et al. (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2008)

New real-time MR image-guided surgical robotic system for minimally invasive precision surgery. - Makoto Hashizume; Takefumi Yasunaga; Kazuo Tanoue; Satoshi Ieiri; Kozo Konishi; Kousuke Kishi; H. Nakamoto; D. Ikeda; Ichiro Sakuma; Masakatsu G. Fujie; Takeyoshi Dohi (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2008)

Intraoperative Magnetic Tracker Calibration Using a Magneto-Optic Hybrid Tracker for 3-D Ultrasound-Based Navigation in Laparoscopic Surgery. - Masahiko Nakamoto; Kazuhisa Nakada; Yoshinobu Sato; Kozo Konishi; Makoto Hashizume; Shinichi Tamura (IEEE Trans. Medical Imaging, 2008)

A robotic palpation-based needle insertion method for diagnostic biopsy and treatment of breast cancer. - Yo Kobayashi; Makiko Suzuki; Atsushi Kato; Kozo Konishi; Makoto Hashizume; Masakatsu G. Fujie (IROS, 2009)

Tele-Control of an Endoscopic Surgical Robot System between Japan and Thailand for Tele-NOTES. - Naoki Suzuki; Asaki Hattori; Satoshi Ieiri; Kozo Konishi; Takashi Maeda; Yuichi Fujino; Yukihiro Ueda; Patpong Navicharern; Kazuo Tanoue; Makoto Hashizume (MMVR, 2009)

The effect of CyberDome, a novel 3-dimensional dome-shaped display system, on laparoscopic procedures. - Kenoki Ohuchida; Hajime Kenmotsu; Atsuyuki Yamamoto; Kazuya Sawada; Takehito Hayami; Ken'ichi Morooka; Hiroshi Hoshino; Munenori Uemura; Kozo Konishi; Daisuke Yoshida; Takashi Maeda; Satoshi Ieiri; et al. (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2009)

Scorpion Shaped Endoscopic Surgical Robot for NOTES and SPS With Augmented Reality Functions. - Naoki Suzuki; Asaki Hattori; Kazuo Tanoue; Satoshi Ieiri; Kozo Konishi; Morimasa Tomikawa; Hajime Kenmotsu; Makoto Hashizume (MIAR, 2010)

Objective evaluation of laparoscopic surgical skills using Waseda bioinstrumentation system WB-3. - Zhuohua Lin; Munenori Uemura; Massimiliano Zecca; Salvatore Sessa 001; Hiroyuki Ishii; Luca Bartolomeo; Kazuko Itoh; Morimasa Tomikawa; T. Odaira; Kazuo Tanoue; Satoshi Ieiri; Kozo Konishi; et al. (ROBIO, 2010)

Development of a colon endoscope robot that adjusts its locomotion through the use of reinforcement learning. - Gabriele Trovato; M. Shikanai; Genya Ukawa; J. Kinoshita; N. Murai; J. W. Lee; Hiroyuki Ishii; Atsuo Takanishi; Kazuo Tanoue; Satoshi Ieiri; Kozo Konishi; Makoto Hashizume (Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg., 2010)

In vitro and in vivo validation of robotic palpation-based needle insertion method for breast tumor treatment. - Maya Hatano; Yo Kobayashi; Ryutaro Hamano; Makiko Suzuki; Yasuyuki Shiraishi; Tomoyuki Yambe; Kozo Konishi; Makoto Hashizume; Masakatsu G. Fujie (ICRA, 2011)

Development of a Tool Manipulator Driven by a Flexible Shaft for Single-Port Endoscopic Surgery. - Yuta Sekiguchi; Yo Kobayashi; Yu Tomono; Hiroki Watanabe; Kazutaka Toyoda; Kozo Konishi; Morimasa Tomikawa; Satoshi Ieiri; Kazuo Tanoue; Makoto Hashizume; Masakatsu G. Fujie (J. Robotics Mechatronics, 2011)

Enhanced Targeting in Breast Tissue Using a Robotic Tissue Preloading-Based Needle Insertion System. - Yo Kobayashi; Makiko Suzuki; Atsushi Kato; Maya Hatano; Kozo Konishi; Makoto Hashizume; Masakatsu G. Fujie (IEEE Trans. Robotics, 2012)