arXiv:2610.09785v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: World models can enable autonomous ultrasound scanning by predicting the outcomes of probe motions from local observations. Learning this action--obser...
By Keke Yang, Erqi Wang, Sainan Guan, Hongliang Ren
Robotic ultrasound can standardize image acquisition and reduce operator workload and variability, but policy learning remains limited by the lack of realistic, controllable simulation environments. W...
arXiv:2610.19327v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Robotic ultrasound can standardize image acquisition and reduce operator workload and variability, but policy learning remains limited by the lack of r...
By Zefan Yang, Zheyuan Zhang, Boris Maihe, Yikang Liu, Hang Yu, Ankush Mukherjee, Xiao Chen, Pingkun Yan, Terrence Chen, Shanhui Sun
UltraDiff is a modular framework that extends differentiable rendering to medical ultrasound by modeling image formation as a path‑space integral gated by travel time. It derives a Monte Carlo estimator for both the forward ultrasound model and its gradients, enabling gradient‑based optimization of scene parameters. The authors demonstrate the method on inverse geometry estimation, recovering vertebral surfaces from simulated and real B‑mode sweeps without requiring pre‑segmented images, achieving competitive geometric accuracy.
By Felix Duelmer, Magdalena Wysocki, Nassir Navab, Mohammad Farid Azampour
Monocular colonoscopic 3D reconstruction is important for surgical robotic colonoscopy, but remains challenging due to weak texture, specular reflections, limited view overlap, and non-rigid tissue mo...
arXiv:2608. 06770v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Controllable surgical world models can provide a generative foundation for surgical artificial intelligence and simulation by synthesizing realistic instrument--tissue interactions.
By Rulin Zhou, Wanhao Liu, Guoheng Ma, Liangjin Shao, Qiujie Song, Yidu Wang, Guankun Wang, Tong Chen, Long Bai, Luping Zhou, Hongliang Ren