Design of a novel MRI compatible manipulator for image guided prostate interventions
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Date
2005-02Source Title
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Print ISSN
0018-9294
Publisher
IEEE
Volume
52
Issue
2
Pages
306 - 313
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
This paper reports a novel remotely actuated manipulator for access to prostate tissue under magnetic resonance imaging guidance (APT-MRI) device, designed for use in a standard high-field MRI scanner. The device provides three-dimensional MRI guided needle placement with millimeter accuracy under physician control. Procedures enabled by this device include MRI guided needle biopsy, fiducial marker placements, and therapy delivery. Its compact size allows for use in both standard cylindrical and open configuration MRI scanners. Preliminary in vivo canine experiments and first clinical trials are reported.
Keywords
Biomedical imagingCancer
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical diagnosis
Medical treatment
Marker
Needle biopsy
Prostate tissues
Therapy delivery
Biological organs
Biopsy
Image analysis
Magnetic resonance imaging
Scanning
Three dimensional
Tissue
Manipulators
Animal experiment
Animal model
Article
Computer aided design
Device
Diagnostic accuracy
Diagnostic imaging
Dog
Male
Needle biopsy
Nonhuman
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
Prostate cancer
Three dimensional imaging
Animals
Biopsy, Needle
Dogs
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Feasibility Studies
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Micromanipulation
Prostate
Reproducibility of Results
Robotics
Sensitivity and Specificity
Surgery, Computer-Assisted