ArticleThe international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS2011
Does needle rotation improve lesion targeting?
Article in The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02080052 (Robot-Assisted MRI-Guided Prostate Biopsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Robot-Assisted MRI-Guided Prostate Biopsy
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- A simple insertion technique to reduce the bending of thinbevel-point needles.Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies : MITAT : official journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy · 2019Article
- Preoperative Needle Insertion Path Planning for Minimizing Deflection in Multilayered Tissues.IEEE robotics and automation letters · 2018Article
- MR Safe Robot, FDA Clearance, Safety and Feasibility Prostate Biopsy Clinical Trial.IEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics : a joint publication of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society and the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division · 2017Article
- Design of a Teleoperated Needle Steering System for MRI-guided Prostate Interventions.Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundImage-guided robots are manipulators that operate based on medical images. Perhaps the most common class of image-guided robots are robots for needle interventions. Typically, these robots actively position and/or orient a needle guide, but needle insertion is still done by the physician. While this arrangement may have safety advantages and keep the physician in control of needle insertion, actuated needle drivers can incorporate other useful features.
methodsWe first present a new needle driver that can actively insert and rotate a needle. With this device we investigate the use of needle rotation in controlled in-vitro experiments performed with a specially developed revolving needle driver.
resultsThese experiments show that needle rotation can improve targeting and may reduce errors by as much as 70%.
conclusionThe new needle driver provides a unique kinematic architecture that enables insertion with a compact mechanism. Perhaps the most interesting conclusion of the study is that lesions of soft tissue organs may not be perfectly targeted with a needle without using special techniques, either manually or with a robotic device. The results of this study show that needle rotation may be an effective method of reducing targeting errors.
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