Papers
22
Total Citations
324
H-Index
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About
Marie-Aude Vitrani is a pioneering researcher in medical robotics, whose work sits at the intersection of surgical robotics, ultrasound-based imaging, and human-robot collaboration. Her research has profoundly shaped how robots can assist surgeons during minimally invasive procedures, with particular focus on visual servoing, comanipulation systems, and force control in surgical contexts. Vitrani's most influential contributions include the development of force-controlled laparoscopic surgical robots that operate without distal force sensing (46 citations) and groundbreaking ultrasound-based visual servoing systems that enable automatic instrument guidance within the body — even in the challenging environment of a beating heart (25 citations). Her work on virtual fixtures applied to minimally invasive surgery instruments (31 citations) advanced the field of cooperative human-robot control, enabling safer, more precise surgical gestures. A particularly notable achievement is her translation of robotic assistance into clinical practice: her comanipulation device for ultrasound-guided prostate biopsies progressed from novel concept (15 citations) through engineering refinement (25 citations) to landmark first-in-man trials (23 citations). Her 2019 study on telemanipulation impacts (34 citations) further demonstrates her commitment to understanding how robotic technology reshapes surgical workflows. Vitrani's body of work represents a rigorous and human-centered approach to surgical robotics innovation.
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Top Papers
- 1A Force Controlled Laparoscopic Surgical Robot without Distal Force Sensing46 citations · 2006
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- 3Impacts of Telemanipulation in Robotic Assisted Surgery34 citations · 2019
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- 7Prostate biopsies assisted by comanipulated probe-holder: first in man23 citations · 2016
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- 9Real-Time Instrument Tracking in Ultrasound Images for Visual Servoing14 citations · 2005
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