Schematic of the robotic ultrasound (US) scanning system. (IMAGE)

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Schematic of the robotic ultrasound (US) scanning system.

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(A) Robotic arm for positioning the hybrid active–passive force control end-effector (HFCE) to the target scanned surface of the patient. (B) Flowchart of the working principle of the HFCE.

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Qingsong Xu, Department of Electromechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau

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