Ieee T Inf Technol B
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Ieee T Inf Technol B · Mar 2000
Schemes for the identification of tissue types and boundaries at the tool point for surgical needles.
Precise control of automated invasive surgical tools requires real-time identification of tissue types and their deformation. At the focus of this paper is the epidural puncture, for which it is shown that the tissue type and deformation can respectively be determined from laser-based spectroscopy and the change in force required to push the needle through the various tissues. ⋯ Interpretation of this information in conjunction with spectroscopic techniques can be used to discriminate between tissues and tissue structure at the needle tip. This paper describes results from an investigation on automatic techniques for interpreting the type and deformation of tissues under tool action.