AI-Driven Autonomous Needle in Treating Lung Cancer
“The technology in question consists of autonomous steerable needle robots each made of a mechanical control and a nickel-titanium alloy needle capable of steering through curved pathways. The needle’s autonomy is derived from the patient’s CT scans of their entire lung that are fed into an artificial intelligence algorithm and converted to 3D models, which allows the needle to commandeer the patient’s lung and its various obstacles going from “Point A” to “Point B”. Along with its autonomy, the needle is also capable of recognizing the respiratory motion of the lungs, as it’s the only organ that’s constantly growing and shrinking as a person breathes. To test their robotic needle, the researchers used a laboratory model to exhibit breathing and the researchers observed the robot’s actions throughout the process, most notably its programming to move when the subject held their breath.” MORE WITH VIDEO
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