This paper presents the design of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible needle steering system actuated by piezoelectric actuators for prostate brachytherapy and biopsy. Our guiding vision is to design a modular needle driver that can be coupled to a generic gross positioning stage to enhance MRI-guided prostate surgery accuracy and decrease operational time. After reviewing pertaining ...

Yinghui Liu, Brian Weinberg, Constantinos Mavroidis* Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA 02115, Tel: 617-373-4121, Fax: 617-373-2921 Email: [email protected], Webpage: http://www.coe.neu.edu/~mavro * Associate Professor, Corresponding Author Abstract Deep space drilling is necessary for appropriate chemical and biological s...

automation of tractors due to their widespread use in different sectors e.g. agriculture, construction and industry have been seriously considered by researchers. in this study a tele-steering system for tractor was designed and constructed to controling and steering so the operator can control the tractor even far away from the stressful condition of tractor cab, . a cctv camera and an electri...

The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Neonatal Task Force reviews available resuscitation science every 5 years and develops guidelines which are integrated into educational programs such as the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP). The most recent ILCOR Neonatal Task Force consensus guidelines were published in October 2015. The Canadian Paediatric Society's NRP Steering...

Steering rods are subject to variety kinds of loads which will eventually cause failure. Automobile manufacturers and engineers are seeking ways to test the fatigue life of the steering rods. Steering rods under periodic loads over millions of cycles will get fatigued. We here provide a fatigue test bench for steering rods which applies periodic loads to the rod with a cam loading system. Cyclo...

background isolated small gut mesentery injury after blunt abdominal trauma from the steering wheel in road traffic accidents is rare. these are always challenging to diagnose and pose a diagnostic dilemma. objectives to study the pattern of small gut mesenteric injury by steering wheel blunt abdominal trauma in road traffic accidents in patients who had laparotomy. patients and methods a 10-ye...

Intelligence in autonomous agents is usually modeled with a hierarchy of layers, where each layer communicates with its neighboring layers through well-defined and often simplified interfaces. This is particularly true about the interface between crowd steering and motion synthesis – common interfaces include force vectors, velocity vectors, trajectory segments, or discrete behavior actions. By...

INTRODUCTION Epidemics of acute respiratory disease, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003, and natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005, have prompted planning in hospitals that offer adult critical care to increase their capacity and equipment inventory for responding to a major demand surge. However, planning at a national, state, or local level to address the particu...