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Total Citations
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About
Marco Riva is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of neurosurgery and robotics, whose work is redefining precision in brain surgery. His primary research areas encompass targeted drug delivery for brain tumors, automated surgical planning, and robotic-assisted neurosurgery. Riva’s major contributions include developing infusion-based techniques for delivering therapeutics directly to glioblastoma multiforme—the most aggressive adult brain tumor—offering new hope for treatment-resistant cases. He has also advanced deep brain stimulation (DBS) by creating automated steerable path planning that safeguards critical fiber tracts and deep gray matter nuclei, moving beyond traditional rectilinear trajectories. His work on a modular robotic platform featuring a bio-inspired needle has achieved first in-vivo deployment, demonstrating the potential for minimally invasive precision neurosurgery. With his most-cited papers accumulating over 120 citations, Riva’s impact is evident in his systematic approach to quantifying hand–tool–tissue interaction forces for haptic rendering and analyzing intraoperative forces during awake brain surgery. His recent foray into exoscope automation via markerless visual-servoing signals a future where surgical visualization is both ergonomic and autonomous. Riva’s research is not only technically rigorous but clinically transformative, bridging the gap between engineering innovation and patient-centered neurosurgical care.
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- 4Hand–tool–tissue interaction forces in neurosurgery for haptic rendering17 citations · 2015
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