ForNeRo

In this subproject, topics related to robotic image acquisition will be investigated in depth using autonomous robotic ultrasound diagnostics as an example. In this cluster, issues related to the automated planning and acquisition of 2D and 3D ultrasound scans will be investigated with a particular focus on establishing physician trust and patient acceptance in autonomous acquisition. Physician confidence and patient acceptance are particularly important for the transition from manual to autonomous robotic ultrasound scans because physicians need to believe in the intelligence, correctness, reproducibility, and safety of the autonomous robot while patients are awake and accept the robotic system and therefore should cooperate during robotic image acquisition. The planned work on visualization methods and user interfaces builds on techniques developed in close collaboration with the work group EUI.