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Needle insertion and simulation modeling: (a) Probing for estimation of material properties of phantom tissue. (b) 17 gauge epidural needle inserted into phantom tissue while motion of markers and insertion forces are recorded. (c) FE simulation of needle insertion with small target embedded within elastic tissue (DiMaio & Salcudean, 2003a). Images printed with permission from ©IEEE 2003.
