Shinya Onogi

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Shinya Onogi is a pioneering researcher in medical robotics, whose work spans flexible endoscopic systems, robotic-assisted surgery, and ultrasound-guided interventional technologies. His most influential contribution — a robotic-assisted flexible endoscope enabling single-hand control for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) — has garnered 62 citations and represents a significant advancement in minimally invasive gastrointestinal cancer treatment, eliminating the need for skin incisions while maintaining surgical precision. Building on this, his 2020 study on a surgical robot for intraluminal access (31 citations) further refined ESD techniques for early-stage gastrointestinal cancers. Onogi's earlier work includes development of a needle insertion robot for percutaneous vertebroplasty (2005, 18 citations), demonstrating his long-standing commitment to precision-guided surgical robotics. A recurring theme throughout his career is robotic ultrasound control: multiple publications from 2012–2014 explore automated transducer positioning, active compliance control, and 3D therapeutic ultrasound field manipulation — technologies with meaningful implications for HIFU therapy and targeted drug delivery. Additional contributions address microsurgical robotics and fracture reduction systems, underscoring the remarkable breadth of his expertise. Collectively, Onogi's body of work reflects a sustained dedication to enhancing surgical safety, reducing invasiveness, and expanding robotic capabilities across diverse clinical domains.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A new robotic-assisted flexible endoscope with single-hand control: endoscopic submucosal dissection in the ex vivo porcine stomach

   62 citations · 2018
2. 2
   Surgical Robot for Intraluminal Access: An<i>Ex Vivo</i>Feasibility Study

   31 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Development of the Needle Insertion Robot for Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

   18 citations · 2005
4. 4
   Position Control of Ultrasound Transducer by Parallel Link Robot for Ultrasonic Therapy in Blood Vessel

   13 citations · 2013
5. 5
   Robotic ultrasound probe handling auxiliary by active compliance control

   10 citations · 2013
6. 6
   Robotic Ultrasound Guidance by B-scan Plane Positioning Control

   9 citations · 2013
7. 7
   Robotic 3D position control of therapeutic ultrasonic field by ultrasound image information

   5 citations · 2012
8. 8
   Spherical and Non-Spherical Combined Two Degree-of-Freedom Rotational Parallel Mechanism for a Microsurgical Robotic System

   3 citations · 2018
9. 9
   Patient-mounted Robot for 2D Ultrasound Probe Scanning using McKibben Artificial Muscles

   3 citations · 2014
10. 10
    Control of fracture reduction robot using force/torque measurement

    3 citations · 2008

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