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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
The Trustees of Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Waiman Meinhold, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mehmet Kurt, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Efe Ozkaya, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Jun Ueda, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
The Trustees of Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Abstract
An exemplary robotic system and control method is disclosed that employs magnetic-resonance imaging (MRI) guided visual-servo positioning of a medical robot system. In an example, an MR Elastography (MRE) actuator system is disclosed that employs the exemplary MRI-guided visual servoing to assess tissues based on its mechanical properties. The exemplary MRI-guided positioning is directly and solely used as a feedback sensor through its visual output to control multiple degrees of movement of the MRE actuators. The exemplary MRI-guided positioning may be employed in various diagnostics, minimally invasive surgery, or medical procedures for any number of a medical instrument and interventional procedures that can be conducted in an MRI environment or in proximity to an MRI scanner.