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ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

RoboCT: The State and Current Challenges of Industrial Twin Robotic CT Systems.

Gabriel Herl, Simon Wittl, Alexander Jung, Niklas Handke, Anton Weiss, Markus Eberhorn, Steven Oeckl, Simon Zabler

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Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Gabriel HerlTechnology Campus Plattling, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Dieter-Görlitz-Platz 1, 94469 Deggendorf, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0962-1669
Simon WittlTechnology Campus Plattling, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Dieter-Görlitz-Platz 1, 94469 Deggendorf, Germany.ORCID 0009-0006-0365-7018
Alexander JungTechnology Campus Plattling, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Dieter-Görlitz-Platz 1, 94469 Deggendorf, Germany.
Niklas HandkeTechnology Campus Plattling, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Dieter-Görlitz-Platz 1, 94469 Deggendorf, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-7494-1395
Anton WeissTechnology Campus Plattling, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Dieter-Görlitz-Platz 1, 94469 Deggendorf, Germany.ORCID 0009-0001-6555-910X
Markus EberhornFraunhofer EZRT, Flugplatzstraße 75, 90768 Fürth, Germany.
Steven OecklFraunhofer EZRT, Flugplatzstraße 75, 90768 Fürth, Germany.
Simon ZablerTechnology Campus Plattling, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Dieter-Görlitz-Platz 1, 94469 Deggendorf, Germany.

Funding

Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1648 of Germany 01IS23033AThe Bavarian Research Foundation AZ-1581-23
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Twin robotic X-ray computed tomography (CT) refers to CT systems in which two robotic arms are used to independently move the X-ray source and the X-ray detector around the object. This setup enables flexible CT scans by using robots to move the X-ray source and the X-ray detector around an object's region of interest. This allows scans of large objects, image quality optimization and scan time reduction. Despite these advantages, robotic CT systems still face challenges that limit their widespread adoption. This paper discusses the state of twin robotic CT and its current main challenges. These challenges include the optimization of scanning trajectories, precise geometric calibration and advanced 3D reconstruction techniques.

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CT reconstructiongeometric calibrationrobotic CTtrajectory optimization

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PMID40431869
PMCPMC12116137

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