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  Di Ieva A, Grizzi F, Rognone E, Tse ZTH, Parittotokkaporn T, Rodriguez y Baena F, Tschabitscher M, Matula C, Trattnig S, Rodriguez y Baena Ret al., 2010,

  Magnetic resonance elastography: a general overview of its current and future applications in brain imaging

  , Neurosurg Rev, Vol: 33, Pages: 137-145, ISSN: 0344-5607

  Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) has been developed over the last few years as a non-invasive means of evaluating the elasticity of biological tissues. The presence of the skull has always prevented semeiotic palpation of the brain, but MRE now offers the possibility of "palpating by imaging" in order to detect brain consistency under physiological and pathological conditions. The aim of this article is to review the current state-of-the-art of MRE imaging and discuss its possible future diagnostic applications in neuroscience.

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  Brett PN, Rodriguez y Baena F, 2010,

  Special issue on microtechnologies for surgery

  , Vol: 224, Pages: i-ii, ISSN: 0954-4119
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  Frasson L, Neubert J, Reina S, Oldfield M, Davies BL, Rodriguez y Baena Fet al., 2010,

  Development and Validation of a Numerical Model for Cross-section Optimization of a Multi-Part Probe for Soft Tissue Intervention

  , 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society (EMBC 10), Publisher: IEEE, Pages: 3202-3205, ISSN: 1557-170X
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  • Citations: 5
• Conference paper
  Ko SY, Davies BL, Rodriguez y Baena F, 2010,

  Two-Dimensional Needle Steering with a "Programmable Bevel" Inspired by Nature: Modeling Preliminaries

  , IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Publisher: IEEE, Pages: 2319-2324, ISSN: 2153-0858
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  Rodriguez y Baena F, Davies B, 2010,

  Robotic surgery: from autonomous systems to intelligent tools

  , Robotica, Vol: 28, Pages: 163-170, ISSN: 0263-5747

  A brief history of robotic surgery is provided, which describes the transition from autonomous robots to hands-on systems that are under the direct control of the surgeon. An example of the latter is the Acrobot (for active-constraint robot) system used in orthopaedics, whilst soft-tissue Surgery is illustrated by the daVinci telemanipulator system. Non-technological aspects of robotic surgery have often been a major impediment to their widespread clinical use. These are discussed in detail, together with the role of navigation systems, which are considered a major competitor to Surgical robots. A detailed description is then given of a registration method for robots to achieve improved accuracy. Registration is a major source of error in robotic surgery, particularly in orthopaedics. The paper describes the design and clinical implementation of a novel method, coined the bounded registration method, applied to minimally invasive registration of the femur. Results of simulations which compare the performance of bounded registration with a standard implementation of the iterative closest point algorithm are also presented, alongside a description of their application in the Acrobot hands-on robot, used clinically for uni-condylar knee arthroplasty.

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  Oldfield M, Dini D, Rodriguez y Baena F, 2010,

  Detailed Finite Element Simulations of Probe Insertion into Solid Elastic Material using a Cohesive Zone Approach

  , 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society (EMBC 10), Publisher: IEEE, Pages: 3198-3201, ISSN: 1557-170X
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  • Citations: 6
• Journal article
  Iranpour F, Merican AM, Rodriguez y Baena F, Cobb JP, Amis AAet al., 2010,

  Patellofemoral Joint Kinematics: The Circular Path of the Patella around the Trochlear Axis

  , J Orthop Res, Vol: 28, Pages: 589-594, ISSN: 0736-0266

  Differing descriptions of patellar motion relative to the femur have resulted from previous studies. We hypothesized that patellar kinematics would correlate to the trochlear geometry and that differing descriptions could be reconciled by accounting for differing alignments of measurement axes. Seven normal fresh-frozen knees were CT scanned, and their kinematics with quadriceps loading was measured by an optical tracker system. Kinematics was calculated in relation to the femoral epicondylar, anatomic, and mechanical axes. A novel trochlear axis was defined, between the centers of spheres best fitted to the medial and lateral trochlear articular surfaces. The path of the center of the patella was circular and uniplanar (root-mean-square error 0.3 mm) above 16 +/- 3 degrees (mean +/- SD) knee flexion. In the coronal plane, this circle was aligned 6 +/- 2 degrees from the femoral anatomical axis, close to the mechanical axis alignment. It was 91 +/- 3 degrees from the epicondylar axis, and 88 +/- 3 degrees from the trochlear axis. In the transverse plane it was 91 +/- 3 degrees and 88 +/- 3 degrees from the epicondylar and trochlear axes, respectively. Manipulation of the data to different axis alignments showed that differing previously published data could be reconciled. The circular path of patellar motion around the trochlea, aligned with the mechanical axis of the leg, is easily visualized and understood. (C) 2009 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 28:589-594, 2010

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  Tenzer Y, Davies BL, Rodriguez y Baena F, 2010,

  Programmable differential brake for passive haptics

  , Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Pages: 249-255, ISSN: 0921-8890

  This paper outlines work on a novel programmable braking system, which is widely applicable to most passive haptic applications and benefits from a simple design, theoretically infinite positional resolution and the ability to generate stiff collision forces, without the need for any explicit force measurements. Results are also given of a preliminary concept demonstrator which is based on a simple 2-Degrees-Of-Freedom (DOF) Revolute-Revolute (RR) manipulator incorporating the programmable brakes. Performance measures for the joint, as well as figures describing the ability of the 2-DOF prototype to constrain the end effector motion to a plane and a circle. are also provided. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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  Frasson L, Reina S, Davies BL, Rodriguez y Baena Fet al., 2009,

  Design Optimisation of a Biologically Inspired MultiPart Probe for Soft Tissue Surgery

  , 11th International Congress of the IUPESM/World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Publisher: SPRINGER, Pages: 307-310, ISSN: 1680-0737
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  • Citations: 4
• Conference paper
  Schneider A, Frasson L, Parittotokkaporn T, Rodriguez y Baena F, Davies BL, Huq SEet al., 2009,

  Biomimetic microtexturing for neurosurgical probe surfaces to influence tribological characteristics during tissue penetration

  , Microelectronic Engineering, Pages: 1515-1517, ISSN: 0167-9317
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