Steerable catheters for minimally invasive surgery: a review and future directions

The steerable catheter refers to the catheter that is manipulated by a mechanism which may be driven by operators or by actuators. The steerable catheter for minimally invasive surgery has rapidly become a rich and diverse area of research. Many important achievements in design, application and anal...

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Main Authors: Xiaohua Hu, Ang Chen, Yigang Luo, Chris Zhang, Edwin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Computer Assisted Surgery
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24699322.2018.1526972