Skull Base Surgery
Skull base surgery, a complex and delicate procedure, aims to improve patient outcomes and surgical efficiency. Current research focuses on enhancing precision and safety through advancements in robotic assistance, including haptic feedback and force control algorithms, and the development of AI-driven tools such as image-grounded LLMs for visual question answering and predictive models for optimizing surgical workflow. These innovations leverage techniques like digital twins, spatio-temporal neural networks, and advanced image processing to improve intraoperative decision-making, surgical planning, and ultimately, patient care.
Papers
Beyond the Manual Touch: Situational-aware Force Control for Increased Safety in Robot-assisted Skullbase Surgery
Hisashi Ishida, Deepa Galaiya, Nimesh Nagururu, Francis Creighton, Peter Kazanzides, Russell Taylor, Manish Sahu
Haptic-Assisted Collaborative Robot Framework for Improved Situational Awareness in Skull Base Surgery
Hisashi Ishida, Manish Sahu, Adnan Munawar, Nimesh Nagururu, Deepa Galaiya, Peter Kazanzides, Francis X. Creighton, Russell H. Taylor