Robot-Assisted Medical Imaging

AIM AND SCOPE

Medical imaging plays a vital role in modern clinical practice, which provides valuable information to physicians for medical diagnosis, image-guided surgeries, etc. The use of a robot acquires images and enables the controlled trajectory of the imaging system with high precision and reproducibility. Due to the boom of machine learning, the development of autonomous imaging systems gained increasing attention recently. To develop intelligent systems that robustly work in unknown environments, fundamental research continues to emerge, investigating novel approaches of visual seroving, share-control, object segmentation, scene understanding, and learning from experts' experiences.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together active research groups and clinicians, sharing the latest technological achievements in the field of robot-assisted medical imaging. By gathering world-class technical and clinical researchers, the meaningful discussion on the remaining challenges beyond technical developments like ethical issues and clinical acceptance will also be discussed during the one-day workshop.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Robotic US imaging
Robotic CT imaging
Robotic photoacoustic
Robotic laparoscopy
Capsule endoscopy
Image-guided intervention
Intra-operative visualization
Autonomous medical imaging system
Emerging imaging modalities: multispectral, speckle, polarization

Important dates

Abstract Submission Deadline: 15th March 2023， 24th March 2023
Author Notification: 1st April 2023
Workshop Date: 29th May 2023

Plan to solicit participation

Multidisciplinary target audiences are students, researchers, companies, and clinicians interested in the application of robot-assist medical imaging (ultrasound, endoscopic, CT, MRI, photoacoustic, etc.). To attract more participants and advertise it well among the community, we will actively share the updates and progress of this workshop on social media platforms. In addition, the involvement of clinicians and industry in this workshop makes it also interesting for entrepreneurs and clinicians. Also, the RAS technical committee of surgical robotics would also help us to advertise the workshop once it is accepted.