Abstract: This paper presents a body-mounted, four degree-of-freedom (4-DOF) parallel mechanism robot for image-guided percutaneous interventions. The design of the robot is optimized to be light ...

The Division of Musculoskeletal (MSK) Imaging & Intervention at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) provides expert interpretation of medical images involving bones, joints and soft tissues ...

Magnetic resonance imaging has revolutionized the diagnosis of shoulder lesions, in many cases becoming the method of choice. However, anatomical variations, artifacts and the particularity of the ...

Loose bodies are small fragments of detached bone or cartilage that float through the body, catching or locking in the joints. The best treatment and surgery for the removal of loose bodies depends on ...