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Experimental setup showing (a) the manual stages, (b) the force sensor with global coordinate system, (c) the needle tip, and (d) the tissue phantom. On the right, a schematic mechanical representation of the measurement is shown, including the axial and radial forces, Ra and Rr, and the resultant moment M, at the tip.
