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| Title: Feasibility of Robotic Ultrasound Palpation. <em>14. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Computer- und Roboterassistierte Chirurgie, September 17-19, 2015</em> |
| Written by: B. Hollmach and K. Schulz and S. Soltau and T. Saathoff and A. Schlaefer |
| in: September (2015). |
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| on pages: 125-129 |
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| Address: Bremen, Germany |
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Abstract: Ultrasound elastography presents an interesting method for measuring differences in tissue stiffness inside a patient. Conventionally, palpation plays an important role in the examination of lesions. However, elastography measurements are typically displayed as images, i.e., the haptic feedback is lost. We describe a system to realize robotic ultrasound elastography and haptic feedback of differences in tissue stiffness. We also report results for initial phantom experiments which indicate that robotic ultrasound palpation is feasible