ArticleThe international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS2021
Magnetic resonance image-guided focused ultrasound robotic system for transrectal prostate cancer therapy.
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- Advances in Minimally Invasive General Surgery: A Narrative Review of Techniques, Technologies, and Patient Outcomes.Cureus · 2026Review
- Towards Design and Development of an MRI Conditional Robot to Enable Curvilinear Transperineal Prostate Biopsy.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2024Article
- A Comprehensive Review of Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Motors: Classifications, Characterization, Fabrication, Applications, and Future Challenges.Micromachines · 2024Review
- Focused ultrasound heating in brain tissue/skull phantoms with 1 MHz single-element transducer.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Article
- Simple, inexpensive, and ergonomic phantom for quality assurance control of MRI guided Focused Ultrasound systems.Journal of ultrasound · 2023Article
- Preclinical robotic device for magnetic resonance imaging guided focussed ultrasound.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2023Article
- Robotic device for transcranial focussed ultrasound applications in small animal models.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2022Article
- Treatment of canine and feline sarcoma using MR-guided focused ultrasound system.Journal of ultrasound · 2022Article
- Understanding cavitation-related mechanism of therapeutic ultrasound in the field of urology: Part I of therapeutic ultrasound in urology.Investigative and clinical urology · 2022Review
- Clinical application of the therapeutic ultrasound in urologic disease: Part II of therapeutic ultrasound in urology.Investigative and clinical urology · 2022Review
- Estimation of the Proton Resonance Frequency Coefficient in Agar-based Phantoms.Journal of medical physicsArticle
- Effect of Magnetic Resonance Imaging on the Motion Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging-compatible Focused Ultrasound Robotic System.Journal of medical physicsArticle
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Monitoring of Thermal Lesions Produced by Focused Ultrasound.Journal of medical ultrasoundArticle
- Magnetic Resonance Thermometry of Focused Ultrasound Using a Preclinical Focused Ultrasound Robotic System at 3T.Journal of medical physicsArticle
- Workflow of a Preclinical Robotic Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided Focused Ultrasound Body System.Journal of medical ultrasoundArticle
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Abstract
backgroundA magnetic resonance image (MRI) guided robotic device for focussed ultrasound therapy of prostate cancer (PC) was developed. The device offers movement in 5 degrees of freedom (DOF) and uses a single-element transducer that operates at 3.2 MHz, has a diameter of 25 mm and focuses at 45 mm.
methodsThe MRI compatibility of the system was evaluated in a 1.5 T scanner. The ability of the transducer to create lesions was evaluated in laboratory and MRI settings, on ex vivo pork tissue and in vivo rabbit thigh tissue.
resultsCavitational and thermal lesions were created on the excised pork tissue. In vivo experiments proved the efficacy of the system in ablating muscle tissue without damaging intervening areas.
conclusionsThe MRI compatible robotic system can be placed on the table of any commercial MRI scanner up to 7 T. The device has the ability of future use for transrectal focal therapy of PC with the patient in supine position.
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