RT Journal Article ID 715d9d014136b7ee A1 Ren, Hongliang A1 Lim, Chwee Ming A1 Wang, Jiaole A1 Liu, Wei A1 Song, Shuang A1 Li, Zheng A1 Herbert, Geraint A1 Tse, Zion Tsz Ho A1 Tan, Zeqi T1 Computer-Assisted Transoral Surgery with Flexible Robotics and Navigation Technologies: A Review of Recent Progress and Research Challenges JF Critical Reviews™ in Biomedical Engineering JO CRB YR 2013 FD 2014-04-14 VO 41 IS 4-5 SP 365 OP 391 K1 TOS K1 TORS K1 robotic surgery K1 actuation K1 surgical instrument tracking AB This article reviews the flexible robotic surgery and navigation technologies that are currently available and under research development, in particular for transoral robotic surgery, in both broad and narrow senses. The clinical background, classifications, associated biomedical robotics applications, and surgical outcomes are illustrated in this new paradigm of minimally invasive surgery. The state-of-the-art robotic and navigation systems for transoral procedures are reviewed by identifying their key properties and considerations. The use of different materials and actuation methods by current robotic systems offers various movements for different purposes, and their characteristics are compared. The future research trends of robotic and navigation systems for transoral procedures are discussed in terms of emerging new material, actuation, and sensing technologies. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/4b27cbfc562e21b8,4566441101015d3d,715d9d014136b7ee.html