Robert J. Webster

Also affiliated with Nashville Oncology Associates

EngineeringMedicineComputer Science

Pilot corpus only

This score is computed over theSindex pilot corpus and does not cover the full scientific literature. Scores are relative to papers we have ingested — papers, authors, and institutions outside the pilot are not represented. Methodology.

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Papers

Driven by 33 papers. Top paper: “Transurethral Anastomosis After Transurethral Radical Prostatectomy: A Phantom Study on Intraluminal Suturing With Concentric Tube Robots”.

Transurethral Anastomosis After Transurethral Radical Prostatectomy: A Phantom Study on Intraluminal Suturing With Concentric Tube Robots

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics(2020)10.1109/tmrb.2020.3034735

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1.4DataRank · unranked

20 citations

Dominick S. Ropella, Naren Nimmagadda, Tayfun Efe Ertop, Jason E. Mitchell, Nicholas Kavoussi +6 more

Magnetically Steered Robotic Insertion of Cochlear-Implant Electrode Arrays: System Integration and First-In-Cadaver Results

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters(2020)10.1109/lra.2020.2970978

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0.596DataRank · unranked

52 citations

Katherine E. Riojas, Dominick S. Ropella, Matt S. Cavilla, Andrew J. Petruska, M.H. Freeman +4 more

Backward Planning for a Multi-Stage Steerable Needle Lung Robot

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters(2021)10.1109/lra.2021.3066962

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0.520DataRank · unranked

31 citations

Mengyu Fu, Inbar Fried, Maxwell Emerson, Tayfun Efe Ertop, Margaret Rox +5 more

A Safe Framework for Quantitative In Vivo Human Evaluation of Image Guidance

IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology(2023)10.1109/ojemb.2023.3271853

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0.165DataRank · unranked

2 citations

James M. Ferguson, E. Pitt, Jason Shrand, Shaan Setia, Naren Nimmagadda +6 more

Learning the Complete Shape of Concentric Tube Robots

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics(2020)10.1109/tmrb.2020.2974523

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0DataRank · unranked

40 citations

Amanjyoti Sethi, Robert J. Webster, Ron Alterovitz, Alan Kuntz

Comparing the accuracy of the da Vinci Xi and da Vinci Si for image guidance and automation

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery(2020)10.1002/rcs.2149

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0DataRank · unranked

27 citations

E. Pitt, Alan Kuntz, Josephine Granna, Nicholas Kavoussi, Naren Nimmagadda +4 more

Toward Practical and Accurate Touch-Based Image Guidance for Robotic Partial Nephrectomy

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics(2020)10.1109/tmrb.2020.2989661

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0DataRank · unranked

6 citations

E. Pitt, Andria A. Remirez, Michael Siebold, Alan Kuntz, Nicholas Kavoussi +4 more

Computational Optimization of Notch Spacing for a Transnasal Ear Endoscopy Continuum Robot

PubMed(2020)10.1109/ismr48331.2020.9312937

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0DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Floris J. Van Rossum, Joshua B. Gafford, Robert F. Labadie, Robert J. Webster, Loris Fichera +1 more

Choosing Statistically Safe, Variable-Thickness Margins in Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy

(2020)10.1109/ismr48331.2020.9312947

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

James M. Ferguson, E. Pitt, Nicholas Kavoussi, Naren Nimmagadda, Duke Herrell +2 more

Needle Steering in 3-D Via Rapid Replanning

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/tv80-f118

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Jessica Burgner-Kahrs, Robert J. Webster, Ron Alterovitz, Sachin Patil

An Experimental Feasibility Study on Robotic Endonasal Telesurgery

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/wvpr-ja75

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Raúl Wirz, Ron Alterovitz, Kyle D. Weaver, Robert J. Webster, Hunter B. Gilbert +3 more

A modular, multi-arm concentric tube robot system with application to transnasal surgery for orbital tumors

The International Journal of Robotics Research(2021)10.1177/02783649211000074

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0DataRank · unranked

57 citations

Andria A. Remirez, Maxwell A. Emerson, Ray A. Lathrop, Arthur W. Mahoney, Hunter B. Gilbert +6 more

Real-Time Localization of Cochlear-Implant Electrode Arrays Using Bipolar Impedance Sensing

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering(2021)10.1109/tbme.2021.3104104

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0DataRank · unranked

15 citations

Katherine E. Riojas, Robert F. Labadie, Robert J. Webster, Trevor L. Bruns

Clinical Translation of an Insertion Tool for Minimally Invasive Cochlear Implant Surgery

Journal of Medical Devices(2021)10.1115/1.4050203

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0DataRank · unranked

8 citations

Emily T. Tran, M.H. Freeman, Jack H. Noble, Robert J. Webster, Robert F. Labadie +1 more

A Metric for Finding Robust Start Positions for Medical Steerable Needle Automation

2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)(2022)10.1109/iros47612.2022.9982227

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0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Inbar Fried, Mengyu Fu, Mihir Patwardhan, Max Christman, Jason Akulian +3 more

Autonomous medical needle steering in vivo

Science Robotics(2023)10.1126/scirobotics.adf7614

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0DataRank · unranked

49 citations

Maxwell Emerson, Tayfun Efe Ertop, Inbar Fried, Mengyu Fu, Janine Hoelscher +8 more

Toward Continuum Robot Tentacles for Lung Interventions: Exploring Folding Support Disks

IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters(2023)10.1109/lra.2023.3267006

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0DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Daniel S. Esser, Mariana E. Smith, Tayfun Efe Ertop, Maxwell Emerson, Fabien Maldonado +4 more

Exceeding traditional curvature limits of concentric tube robots through redundancy resolution

The International Journal of Robotics Research(2023)10.1177/02783649231202548

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0DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Richard J. Hendrick, Margaret Rox, Robert J. Webster, Patrick L. Anderson

Head-Mounting Surgical Robots for Passive Compensation of Patient Motion

Journal of Medical Robotics Research(2023)10.1142/s2424905x2350006x

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Patrick S. Wellborn, Paul S. Bernstein, Robert J. Webster, Jake J. Abbott, Nicholas R. Posselli

A Radial Folding Mechanism to Enable Surgical Continuum Manipulators to Fit Through Smaller Ports

(2023)10.1109/ismr57123.2023.10130276

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Daniel S. Esser, Margaret Rox, Alan Kuntz, Robert J. Webster, Mariana E. Smith

A Highly Compact, Multi-Material, Fluid Powered Actuation System for MRI-Guided Surgical Intervention

(2023)10.1115/fpmc2023-110577

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Abby M. Grillo, Daniel S. Esser, Sarah Garrow, Nithin S. Kumar, Tyler Ball +7 more

Unified Shape and External Load State Estimation for Continuum Robots

IEEE Transactions on Robotics(2024)10.1109/tro.2024.3360950

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0DataRank · unranked

37 citations

D. Caleb Rucker, Robert J. Webster, James M. Ferguson

Encoding Desired Deformation Profiles in Endoscope-Like Soft Robots

IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics(2024)10.1109/tmrb.2024.3503894

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Margaret Rox, Robert P. Naftel, D. Caleb Rucker, Eric J. Barth, Alan Kuntz +2 more

Are 3D Image Guidance Systems Ready for Use? A Comparative Analysis of 3D Image Guidance Implementations in Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy

Journal of Endourology(2024)10.1089/end.2023.0059

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Shaan Setia, Stacy Klein-Gardner, Nicholas Kavoussi, Robert J. Webster, S. Duke Herrell +1 more

Design of Transmission Tubes for Surgical Concentric Push-Pull Robots

PubMed(2024)10.1109/ismr63436.2024.10585572

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0DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Stephen Qiu, Carter Hatch, Peter Connor, Tony Qin, Ron Alterovitz +3 more

Enhancing Accuracy in Transendoscopic Concentric Tube Robots for Monocular Endoscope Guidance

(2024)10.1109/ismr63436.2024.10586084

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Jesse F. d’Almeida, Ethan Wilke, Amy B. Reed, Nicholas Kavoussi, S. Duke Herrell +3 more

Safe Start Regions for Medical Steerable Needle Automation

IEEE Transactions on Robotics(2025)10.1109/tro.2025.3552323

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Inbar Fried, Spiros Tsalikis, Jason Akulian, Robert J. Webster, Ron Alterovitz +1 more

Toward Low-Field MRI Guided Robotic Transurethral Focal Prostate Resection: A Feasibility Study Using High-Field Images

(2025)10.1109/ismr67322.2025.11025965

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Jason Shrand, Sarah Garrow, Christopher E. Vaughn, Nicholas Kavoussi, Shaan Setia +7 more

A Dynamic Model for Concentric Tube Robots

IEEE Transactions on Robotics(2020)10.1109/tro.2020.3000290

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0DataRank · unranked

58 citations

Vincent Aloi, Katherine E. Riojas, Patrick L. Anderson, Robert J. Webster, D. Caleb Rucker +1 more

Working Sideways with Concentric Tube Robots: A System for Natural Orifice Intrauterine Surgeries

(2025)10.1109/ismr67322.2025.11025972

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Sara E. Purdue, Jesse F. d’Almeida, Lara Harvey, S. Duke Herrell, Robert J. Webster +1 more

Decoupling Steerability From Diameter: Helical Dovetail Laser Patterning for Steerable Needles

IEEE Access(2020)10.1109/access.2020.3028374

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0DataRank · unranked

18 citations

Maxwell Emerson, Tayfun Efe Ertop, Inbar Fried, Mengyu Fu, Janine Hoelscher +10 more

Eyes in Ears: A Miniature Steerable Digital Endoscope for Trans-Nasal Diagnosis of Middle Ear Disease

Annals of Biomedical Engineering(2020)10.1007/s10439-020-02518-9

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0DataRank · unranked

16 citations

M.H. Freeman, Loris Fichera, Jack H. Noble, Robert F. Labadie, Robert J. Webster +1 more

Mechatronic Design of a Two-Arm Concentric Tube Robot System for Rigid Neuroendoscopy

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics(2020)10.1109/tmech.2020.2976897

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0DataRank · unranked

43 citations

Dominick S. Ropella, Richard J. Hendrick, E Blum, Robert P. Naftel, Hansen Bow +5 more