A fully actuated robotic assistant for MRI-guided prostate biopsy and brachytherapy

Gang Li; Hao Su; Weijian Shang; Junichi Tokuda; Nobuhiko Hata; Clare M. Tempany; Gregory S. Fischer

doi:10.1117/12.2007669

12 March 2013 A fully actuated robotic assistant for MRI-guided prostate biopsy and brachytherapy

Gang Li, Hao Su, Weijian Shang, Junichi Tokuda, Nobuhiko Hata, Clare M. Tempany, Gregory S. Fischer

Proceedings Volume 8671, Medical Imaging 2013: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling; 867117 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2007669
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2013, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando Area), Florida, United States

Abstract

Intra-operative medical imaging enables incorporation of human experience and intelligence in a controlled, closed-loop fashion. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an ideal modality for surgical guidance of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, with its ability to perform high resolution, real-time, high soft tissue contrast imaging without ionizing radiation. However, for most current image-guided approaches only static pre-operative images are accessible for guidance, which are unable to provide updated information during a surgical procedure. The high magnetic field, electrical interference, and limited access of closed-bore MRI render great challenges to developing robotic systems that can perform inside a diagnostic high-field MRI while obtaining interactively updated MR images. To overcome these limitations, we are developing a piezoelectrically actuated robotic assistant for actuated percutaneous prostate interventions under real-time MRI guidance. Utilizing a modular design, the system enables coherent and straight forward workflow for various percutaneous interventions, including prostate biopsy sampling and brachytherapy seed placement, using various needle driver configurations. The unified workflow compromises: 1) system hardware and software initialization, 2) fiducial frame registration, 3) target selection and motion planning, 4) moving to the target and performing the intervention (e.g. taking a biopsy sample) under live imaging, and 5) visualization and verification. Phantom experiments of prostate biopsy and brachytherapy were executed under MRI-guidance to evaluate the feasibility of the workflow. The robot successfully performed fully actuated biopsy sampling and delivery of simulated brachytherapy seeds under live MR imaging, as well as precise delivery of a prostate brachytherapy seed distribution with an RMS accuracy of 0.98mm.

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Gang Li, Hao Su, Weijian Shang, Junichi Tokuda, Nobuhiko Hata, Clare M. Tempany, and Gregory S. Fischer "A fully actuated robotic assistant for MRI-guided prostate biopsy and brachytherapy", Proc. SPIE 8671, Medical Imaging 2013: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 867117 (12 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2007669

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