Safety enhancement in robotic neurosurgery through vessel tracking

S. Moccia, F. Prudente, E. De Momi , C. Riviere, A. Perin, R. Sekula, L. S. Mattos Department of Advanced Robotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA Besta NeuroSim Center, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milan, Italy Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA sara.moccia@iit.it

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