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Optical Fiber Array Sensor for Force Estimation and Localization in TAVI Procedure: Design, Modeling, Analysis and Validation

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Review on Sensors and Components Used in Robotic Surgery: Recent Advances and New Challenges

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The Models of Moving Users and IoT Devices Density Investigation for Augmented Reality Applications

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Recent Advances in Robot-Assisted Surgery: Soft Tissue Contact Identification

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Vibro-acoustic sensing of tissue-instrument-interactions allows a differentiation of biological tissue in computerised palpation

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Determination of damping coefficient of soft tissues using piezoelectric transducer

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Advancements of Artificial Intelligence in Liver-Associated Diseases and Surgery

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Tactile piezoresistive sensors for robotic application: Design and metrological characterization

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A High-Precision Miniature 3-D Tactile Force Sensor Based on Fiber Bragg Grating for Minimally Invasive Surgery

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ESPRESS.0: Eustachian Tube-Inspired Tactile Sensor Exploiting Pneumatics for Range Extension and SenSitivity Tuning

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Development of Forceps Manipulator Using Pneumatic Soft Actuator for a Bending Joint of Forceps Tip

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Artificial Intelligence in Biomedicine: A Systematic Review from Nanomedicine to Neurology and Hepatology

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Full-angle adjustable robotic probe based on flexible microstructure array capacitive sensors

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RASEC: Rescaling Acquisition Strategy With Energy Constraints Under Fusion Kernel for Active Incision Recommendation in Tracheotomy

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Piezoelectric Field Effect Transistors (Piezo-FETs) for Bionic MEMS Sensors: A Literature Review

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Accurate targeting in robot-assisted TCM pulse diagnosis using adaptive sensor fusion

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Tactile Sensing Technologies in Minimally Invasive Surgical Robots: A Review

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MiniTac: An Ultra-Compact $\text{8 mm}$ Vision-Based Tactile Sensor for Enhanced Palpation in Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery

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