Preliminary evaluation of robotic transrectal biopsy system on an interventional planning software

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

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Abstract

Prostate biopsy is considered as a definitive way for diagnosing prostate malignancies. Urologists are currently moving towards MR-guided prostate biopsies over conventional transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsies for prostate cancer detection. Recently, robotic systems have started to emerge as an assistance tool for urologists to perform MR-guided prostate biopsies. However, these robotic assistance systems are designed for a specific clinical environment and cannot be adapted to modifications or changes applied to the clinical setting and/or workflow. This work presents the preliminary design of a cable-driven manipulator developed to be used in both MR scanners and MR-ultrasound fusion systems. The proposed manipulator design and functionality are evaluated on a simulated virtual environment. The simulation is created on an in-house developed interventional planning software to evaluate the ergonomics and usability. The results show that urologists can benefit from the proposed design of the manipulator and planning software to accurately perform biopsies of targeted areas in the prostate.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2019 IEEE 19th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering, BIBE 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages357-362
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728146171
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2019
Event19th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering, BIBE 2019 - Athens, Greece
Duration: Oct 28 2019Oct 30 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2019 IEEE 19th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering, BIBE 2019

Other

Other19th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering, BIBE 2019
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period10/28/1910/30/19

Keywords

  • Intervention planning software
  • MRI-guided intervention
  • Prostate Biopsy
  • Robot-assisted interventions

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Informatics

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