Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases remain as the most common cause of death worldwide. Remotely manipulated robotic systems are utilized to perform minimally invasive endovascular interventions. The ...
Abstract: Catheter-based cardiac ablation is a minimally invasive procedure for treating atrial fibrillation (AF). Electrophysiologists perform the procedure under image guidance during which the ...
The advent of optical (i.e. laparoscopy, cystoscopy) and fluoroscopic (i.e. X-ray) imaging made possible the development of minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, allowing surgeons ...