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Toward Bio-Inspired Tactile Sensing Capsule Endoscopy for Detection of Submucosal Tumors (2016)
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Pipe, T., Winstone, B., Melhuish, C., Pipe, A. G., Callaway, M., & Dogramadzi, S. (2017). Toward Bio-Inspired Tactile Sensing Capsule Endoscopy for Detection of Submucosal Tumors. IEEE Sensors Journal, 17(3), 848-857. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2016.2627798

© 2016 IEEE. Here, we present a method for lump characterization using a bio-inspired remote tactile sensing capsule endoscopy system. While current capsule endoscopy utilizes cameras to diagnose lesions on the surface of the gastrointestinal tract l... Read More about Toward Bio-Inspired Tactile Sensing Capsule Endoscopy for Detection of Submucosal Tumors.

Navigation system for robot-assisted intra-articular lower-limb fracture surgery (2016)
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Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Köhler, P., Morad, S., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2016). Navigation system for robot-assisted intra-articular lower-limb fracture surgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 11(10), 1831-1843. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-016-1418-z

© 2016, The Author(s). Purpose: In the surgical treatment for lower-leg intra-articular fractures, the fragments have to be positioned and aligned to reconstruct the fractured bone as precisely as possible, to allow the joint to function correctly ag... Read More about Navigation system for robot-assisted intra-articular lower-limb fracture surgery.

Vision-based real-time position control of a semi-automated system for robot-assisted joint fracture surgery (2015)
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Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2016). Vision-based real-time position control of a semi-automated system for robot-assisted joint fracture surgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 11(3), 437-455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-015-1296-9

Purpose: Joint fracture surgery quality can be improved by robotic system with high-accuracy and high-repeatability fracture fragment manipulation. A new real-time vision-based system for fragment manipulation during robot-assisted fracture surgery w... Read More about Vision-based real-time position control of a semi-automated system for robot-assisted joint fracture surgery.

Systematic review of thermoplastic masks versus alternative immobilisation methods in head and neck irradiation (2014)
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Goldsworthy, S., Latour, J., Regan, C., McGrail, S., Bennett, C., Cramp, M., …Jankowska, P. (2014). Systematic review of thermoplastic masks versus alternative immobilisation methods in head and neck irradiation. https://doi.org/10.15124/CRD42014013800

Is a thermoplastic mask versus an alternative immobilisation effective in increasing reproducibility and comfort in head and neck patients receiving radiotherapy?

An anthropomorphic design for a minimally invasive surgical system based on a survey of surgical technologies, techniques and training (2014)
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Tzemanaki, A., Walters, P., Pipe, A. G., Melhuish, C., & Dogramadzi, S. (2014). An anthropomorphic design for a minimally invasive surgical system based on a survey of surgical technologies, techniques and training. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 10(3), 368-378. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.1544

© 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background: Over the past century, abdominal surgery has seen a rapid transition from open procedures to less invasive methods, such as robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (MIS). This study aimed to investigate... Read More about An anthropomorphic design for a minimally invasive surgical system based on a survey of surgical technologies, techniques and training.

Environmental Hazard Analysis - a Variant of Preliminary Hazard Analysis for Autonomous Mobile Robots (2014)
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Dogramadzi, S., Giannaccini, M. E., Harper, C., Woodman, R., Sobhani, M., & Choung, J. (2014). Environmental Hazard Analysis - a Variant of Preliminary Hazard Analysis for Autonomous Mobile Robots. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 76(1), 73-117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-013-0020-7

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Robot manufacturers will be required to demonstrate objectively that all reasonably foreseeable hazards have been identified in any robotic product design that is to be marketed commercially. This is... Read More about Environmental Hazard Analysis - a Variant of Preliminary Hazard Analysis for Autonomous Mobile Robots.

A variable compliance, soft gripper (2013)
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Giannaccini, M. E., Georgilas, I., Horsfield, I., Peiris, B. H. P. M., Lenz, A., Pipe, A. G., & Dogramadzi, S. (2014). A variable compliance, soft gripper. Autonomous Robots, 36(1-2), 93-107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10514-013-9374-8

Autonomous grasping is an important but challenging task and has therefore been intensively addressed by the robotics community. One of the important issues is the ability of the grasping device to accommodate varying object shapes in order to form a... Read More about A variable compliance, soft gripper.

Improved single- and multi-contact life-time testing of dental restorative materials using key characteristics of the human masticatory system and a force/position-controlled robotic dental wear simulator (2012)
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Alemzadeh, K., Dogramadzi, S., Raabe, D., Harrison, A., Ireland, A., Sandy, J., …Burgess, S. (2012). Improved single- and multi-contact life-time testing of dental restorative materials using key characteristics of the human masticatory system and a force/position-controlled robotic dental wear simulator. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3182/7/1/016002

This paper presents a new in vitro wear simulator based on spatial parallel kinematics and a biologically inspired implicit force/position hybrid controller to replicate chewing movements and dental wear formations on dental components, such as crown... Read More about Improved single- and multi-contact life-time testing of dental restorative materials using key characteristics of the human masticatory system and a force/position-controlled robotic dental wear simulator.

Towards tactile sensing applied to underwater autonomous vehicles for near shore survey and de-mining (2012)
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Rooney, T., Pipe, A. G., Dogramadzi, S., & Pearson, M. (2012). Towards tactile sensing applied to underwater autonomous vehicles for near shore survey and de-mining. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 7429, 463-464. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32527-4_60

Artificial tactile whisker sensors demonstrate an approach to localisation that is robust to harsh environmental disturbances, endowing autonomous systems with the ability to operate effectively in confined, noisy and visually occluded spaces, such a... Read More about Towards tactile sensing applied to underwater autonomous vehicles for near shore survey and de-mining.

Recording forces exerted on the bowel wall during colonoscopy: in vitro evaluation. (2005)
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Dogramadzi, S., Virk, G. S., Bell, G. D., Rowland, R. S., & Hancock, J. (2005). Recording forces exerted on the bowel wall during colonoscopy: in vitro evaluation. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 1(4), 89-97. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.61

A novel system for distributed force measurement between the bowel wall and the shaft of a colonoscope is presented. The system, based on the piezoresistive method, involves the integration of soft miniature transducers to a colonoscope to enable a w... Read More about Recording forces exerted on the bowel wall during colonoscopy: in vitro evaluation..

Colonoscopy aided by magnetic 3D imaging: Assessing the routine use of a stiffening sigmoid overtube to speed up the procedure (1999)
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Bell, G. D., Rowland, R. S., Rutter, M., Abu-Sada, M., Dogramadzi, S., & Allen, C. (1999). Colonoscopy aided by magnetic 3D imaging: Assessing the routine use of a stiffening sigmoid overtube to speed up the procedure. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 37(5), 605-611. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02513355

There are not enough trained colonoscopists to cope with the present recommended number of examinations required for diagnostic and surveillance purposes. If colorectal cancer screening is to be introduced, endoscopic examination of the large bowel n... Read More about Colonoscopy aided by magnetic 3D imaging: Assessing the routine use of a stiffening sigmoid overtube to speed up the procedure.

Colonoscopy aided by magnetic 3D imaging: Is the technique sufficiently sensitive to detect differences between men and women? (1999)
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Rowland, R. S., Bell, G. D., Dogramadzi, S., & Allen, C. (1999). Colonoscopy aided by magnetic 3D imaging: Is the technique sufficiently sensitive to detect differences between men and women?. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 37(6), 673-679. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02513366

Colonoscopy tends to be more difficult to perform in women. Women also experience more pain during flexible sigmoidoscopy, and the mean insertion distance of the instrument is less than in men. The `Bladen system', first described in 1993, is a non-r... Read More about Colonoscopy aided by magnetic 3D imaging: Is the technique sufficiently sensitive to detect differences between men and women?.