- document
-
Li, J. (author)Around 10% of the population will have to go through a catheterization procedure for the treatment of a cardiovascular disease at a certain stage of their lives. During such a procedure, smart catheters will be the "eyes and ears" of the surgeons, significantly improving the diagnosis and treatment. However, there have been very limited...doctoral thesis 2024
- document
-
Wu, D. (author)Cardiovascular disease is currently one of the biggest threats to health. Specific types of cardiovascular disease include, but are not limited to, coronary artery disease, cardiac valve disorders, or peripheral arterial disease. The current gold standard for managing these conditions incorporates the use of catheters and guidewires for...doctoral thesis 2023
- document
-
Oza, Jimeet (author)Atrial fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia resulting from abnormal electrical conduction and impulse formation within the atria. To address this condition, a minimally invasive procedure called cardiac ablation is performed. Real-time visual feedback during this procedure plays a critical role in determining its success.<br/><br/>Photoacoustic...master thesis 2023
- document
-
Wigchert, Lisanne (author)Annually, around 180,000 cardiac ablation procedures are performed as a result of people experiencing cardiac arrhythmia’s. During this ablation procedure, an ablation catheter is used to scar the problematic cardiac tissue after which the arrhythmia will stop. The ablation catheter is discarded after one single use. Incineration of these...master thesis 2023
- document
-
Suresan, Anjali (author)Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a cardiac arrhythmia that occurs due to the initiation of electrical impulses in the heart in an uncoordinated manner, giving rise to a disorganized and rapid heartbeat. The progression of AF over time can lead to complications such as stroke and heart failure. Catheter ablation is an established treatment protocol...master thesis 2023
- document
-
Pore, Ameya (author), Li, Z. (author), Dall'Alba, Diego (author), Hernansanz, Albert (author), De Momi, Elena (author), Menciassi, Arianna (author), Casals Gelpi, Alicia (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Fiorini, Paolo (author), Poorten, Emmanuel Vander (author)Increased demand for less invasive procedures has accelerated the adoption of Intraluminal Procedures (IP) and Endovascular Interventions (EI) performed through body lumens and vessels. As navigation through lumens and vessels is quite complex, interest grows to establish autonomous navigation techniques for IP and EI for reaching the target...journal article 2023
- document
-
Ha, Xuan Thao (author), Wu, D. (author), Ourak, Mouloud (author), Borghesan, Gianni (author), Menciassi, Arianna (author), Poorten, Emmanuel Vander (author)Optical fiber-based shape sensing is gaining popularity in cardiac catheterization lately. Typically, these procedures are taking place under the guidance of fluoroscopy. However, fluoroscopy has several disadvantages. Thanks to fiber optic shape sensing and Electromagnetic Tracking (EMT), the 3D catheter shape can now be tracked in real-time...journal article 2023
- document
-
Ha, Xuan Thao (author), Wu, D. (author), Ourak, Mouloud (author), Borghesan, Gianni (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Menciassi, Arianna (author), Poorten, Emmanuel Vander (author)In this article, a deep learning method for the shape sensing of continuum robots based on multicore fiber bragg grating (FBG) fiber is introduced. The proposed method, based on an artificial neural network (ANN), differs from traditional approaches, where accurate shape reconstruction requires a tedious characterization of many...journal article 2023
- document
-
Ha, Xuan Thao (author), Wu, D. (author), Trauzettel, F. (author), Ourak, Mouloud (author), Borghesan, Gianni (author), Menciassi, Arianna (author), Poorten, Emmanuel Vander (author)Minimally invasive catheter-based interventions normally take place under the guidance of fluoroscopy. However, fluoroscopy is harmful to both patients and clinicians. Moreover, it only offers 2-D shape visualization of flexible devices. To solve the problem of harmful radiation and offer 3-D pose and shape information, recent studies propose...journal article 2023
- document
-
Integrated Transceiver Circuits for Catheter-Based Ultrasound Probes and Wearable Ultrasound PatchesTan, M. (author)This thesis describes the design, prototyping and experimental evaluation of transceiver ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits) for catheter-based ultrasound probes and wearable ultrasound patches. To reduce the loading effect of micro-coaxial cables in an ICE probe based on capacitive micro-machined ultrasound transducers (CMUTs), an...doctoral thesis 2022
- document
-
de Jong, Sterre (author)While lives are saved through the use of medical devices; they have a significant negative impact on the environment. In particular single-use medical devices make up a large part of the healthcare sector’s negative environmental impact as they contribute significantly to generating more medical waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Approximately...master thesis 2022
- document
-
Sakes, A. (author), Lageweg, M. (author), van Starkenburg, R.I.B. (author), Sontakke, S.S. (author), Spronck, J.W. (author)With the ongoing miniaturization of surgical instruments, the ability to apply large forces on tissues for resection becomes challenging and the risk of buckling becomes more real. In an effort to allow for high force application in slender instruments, in this study, we have investigated using a hydraulic pressure wave (COMSOL model) and...journal article 2022
- document
-
Wu, D. (author), Ha, Xuan Thao (author), Zhang, Yao (author), Ourak, Mouloud (author), Borghesan, Gianni (author), Niu, Kenan (author), Trauzettel, F. (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Menciassi, Arianna (author), Poorten, Emmanuel Vander (author)In cardiovascular interventions, when steering catheters and especially robotic catheters, great care should be paid to prevent applying too large forces on the vessel walls as this could dislodge calcifications, induce scars or even cause perforation. To address this challenge, this paper presents a novel compliant motion control algorithm...journal article 2022
- document
-
Li, J. (author), Li, Chenhui (author), Henneken, Vincent (author), Louwerse, Marcus (author), Van Rens, Jeannet (author), Dijkstra, Paul (author), Raz, Oded (author), Dekker, R. (author)The digitization of smart catheters will dramatically increase the demand for reliable and high data transmission in the distal tips. Optical fiber is a good candidate to provide high-speed data transmission. However, the extremely small size of the smart catheter tip, with less than a few millimeters in diameter, hampers the integration of...journal article 2022
- document
-
Li, Z. (author), Manzionna, Enrico (author), Monizzi, Giovanni (author), Mastrangelo, Angelo (author), Mancini, Maria Elisabetta (author), Andreini, Daniele (author), Dankelman, J. (author), De Momi, Elena (author)A major challenge during autonomous navigation in endovascular interventions is the complexity of operating in a deformable but constrained workspace with an instrument. Simulation of deformations for it can provide a cost-effective training platform for path planning. Aim of this study is to develop a realistic, auto-adaptive, and visually...journal article 2022
- document
-
Hopf, Y.M. (author), Ossenkoppele, Boudewine W. (author), Soozande, Mehdi (author), Noothout, E.C. (author), Chang, Z.Y. (author), Chen, Chao (author), Vos, H.J. (author), Bosch, Johan G. (author), Verweij, M.D. (author), de Jong, N. (author), Pertijs, M.A.P. (author)In this article, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for 3-D, high-frame-rate ultrasound imaging probes is presented. The design is the first to combine element-level, high-voltage (HV) transmitters and analog front-ends, subarray beamforming, and in-probe digitization in a scalable fashion for catheter-based probes. The...journal article 2022
- document
-
Ha, Xuan Thao (author), Wu, D. (author), Lai, C. (author), Ourak, Mouloud (author), Borghesan, Gianni (author), Menciassi, Arianna (author), Vander Poorten, Emmanuel (author)Continuum robots such as robotic catheters are increasingly being used in minimally invasive surgery. Compliance contributes to enhanced safety during e.g. catheter insertion, however, estimation of contact force and location may help clinicians avoiding exerting excessive force. Ultimately this could lead to faster and safer interventions....journal article 2022
- document
-
Li, Z. (author), Dankelman, J. (author), De Momi, Elena (author)Purpose: Planning a safe path for flexible catheters is one of the major challenges of endovascular catheterization. State-of-the-art methods rarely consider the catheter curvature constraint and reduced computational time of path planning which guarantees the possibility to re-plan the path during the actual operation. Methods: In this...journal article 2021
- document
-
Wu, Di (author), Zhang, Yao (author), Ourak, Mouloud (author), Niu, Kenan (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Vander Poorten, Emmanuel B. (author)Catheters are increasingly being used to tackle problems in the cardiovascular system. However, positioning precision of the catheter tip is negatively affected by hysteresis. To ensure tissue damage due to imprecise positioning is avoided, hysteresis is to be understood and compensated for. This work investigates the feasibility to model...journal article 2021
- document
-
Ali, A. (author), Dodou, D. (author), Smit, G. (author), Rink, Ruben (author), Breedveld, P. (author)Positioning and stabilizing a catheter at the required location inside a vessel or the heart is a complicated task in interventional cardiology. In this review we provide a structured classification of catheter stabilization mechanisms to systematically assess their challenges during cardiac interventions. Commercially available, patented,...review 2021