End-user evaluation of software-generated intervention planning environment for transrectal magnetic resonance-guided prostate biopsies

Jose D. Velazco-Garcia, Nikhil V. Navkar, Shidin Balakrishnan, Julien Abi-Nahed, Khalid Al-Rumaihi, Adham Darweesh, Abdulla Al-Ansari, Eftychios G. Christoforou, Mansour Karkoub, Ernst L. Leiss, Panagiotis Tsiamyrtzis, Nikolaos V. Tsekos

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Abstract

Background: This study presents user evaluation studies to assess the effect of information rendered by an interventional planning software on the operator's ability to plan transrectal magnetic resonance (MR)-guided prostate biopsies using actuated robotic manipulators. Methods: An intervention planning software was developed based on the clinical workflow followed for MR-guided transrectal prostate biopsies. The software was designed to interface with a generic virtual manipulator and simulate an intervention environment using 2D and 3D scenes. User studies were conducted with urologists using the developed software to plan virtual biopsies. Results: User studies demonstrated that urologists with prior experience in using 3D software completed the planning less time. 3D scenes were required to control all degrees-of-freedom of the manipulator, while 2D scenes were sufficient for planar motion of the manipulator. Conclusions: The study provides insights on using 2D versus 3D environment from a urologist's perspective for different operational modes of MR-guided prostate biopsy systems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-12
Number of pages12
JournalInternational Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2021

Keywords

  • 2D/3D visualizations
  • MRI-guided interventions
  • transrectal prostate biopsy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Biophysics
  • Computer Science Applications

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