ArticleEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging2019
Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery using DROP-IN radioguidance: first-in-human translation.
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- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Prostate Cancer: An Overview of Diagnostic Performance, Oncological Outcomes, Safety, and Feasibility.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Robot-Assisted Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen-Radioguided Surgery in Primary Diagnosed Prostate Cancer.Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeRadioguided surgery has been widely used for clinical procedures such as sentinel node resections. In the (robot-assisted) laparoscopic setting radioguidance is realized using laparoscopic gamma probes, which have limited maneuverability. To increase the rotational freedom, a tethered DROP-IN gamma probe was designed. Here we present the first in vivo feasibility study of this technology in prostate cancer patients.
methodsTen patients scheduled for a sentinel node procedure received four injections into the prostate with (indocyanine green-)
resultsThe sentinel nodes were resected using the da Vinci® Si robot under guidance of DROP-IN gamma tracing and fluorescence imaging. The surgeon was able to independently maneuver the DROP-IN probe using the ProGrasp® forceps of the da Vinci® robot and distinguish sentinel nodes from background signal (such as the injection site).
conclusionsOverall the DROP-IN design proves to be a valuable tool for robot-assisted radioguided surgery approaches.
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