Volume 16
Issue Number 8
2019

Special Issue on Platforms for Medical Robotics Research

Guest Editors: Tamás Haidegger, Peter Kazanzides, Blake Hannaford

In this issue

Preface
Tamás Haidegger, Peter Kazanzides, Blake Hannaford
DOI: 10.12700/APH.16.8.2019.8.1

The Raven Open Surgical Robotic Platforms: A Review and Prospect
Yangming Li, Blake Hannaford, and Jacob Rosen
DOI: 10.12700/APH.16.8.2019.8.2

An Approach to Modeling Closed-Loop Kinematic Chain Mechanisms, Applied to Simulations of the da Vinci Surgical System
Radian A Gondokaryono, Ankur Agrawal, Adnan Munawar, Christopher J Nycz, and Gregory S Fischer
DOI: 10.12700/APH.16.8.2019.8.3

A Compliance Model to Improve the Accuracy of the da Vinci Research Kit (dVRK)
Grace Chrysilla, Nickolas Eusman, Anton Deguet, and Peter Kazanzides
DOI: 10.12700/APH.16.8.2019.8.4

A DVRK-based Framework for Surgical Subtask Automation
Tamás D. Nagy and Tamás Haidegger
DOI: 10.12700/APH.16.8.2019.8.5

Portable dVRK: an augmented V-REP simulator of the da Vinci Research Kit
Giuseppe Andrea Fontanelli, Mario Selvaggio, Marco Ferro, Fanny Ficuciello, Marilena Vendittelli, and Bruno Siciliano
DOI: 10.12700/APH.16.8.2019.8.6

Needle Navigation and Catheter Reconstruction for Breast Brachytherapy Using Open Source Software
Thomas A Vaughan, Harry Brastianos, Tamas Ungi, Andras Lasso, Conrad Falkson, Gabor Fichtinger
DOI: 10.12700/APH.16.8.2019.8.7

Probabilistic Method to Improve the Accuracy of Computer-Integrated Surgical Systems
Tamás Haidegger
DOI: 10.12700/APH.16.8.2019.8.8

Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgical Skill Assessment—Manual and Automated Platforms
Renáta Nagyné Elek and Tamás Haidegger
DOI: 10.12700/APH.16.8.2019.8.9

Safety of Surgical Robots and IEC 80601-2-77: The First International Standard for Surgical Robots
Kiyoyuki Chinzei
DOI: 10.12700/APH.16.8.2019.8.10