Abstract
As a demonstration platform, we are developing a robotic biopsy testbed incorporating a mobile CT scanner, a small "needle driver" robot, and an optical localizer. This testbed will be used to compare robotically assisted biopsy to the current manual technique, and allow us to investigate software architectures for integrating multiple medical devices. This is a collaboration between engineers and physicians from three universities and a commercial vendor. In this paper we describe the CT-directed biopsy technique, review some other biopsy systems including passive and semi-autonomous devices, describe our testbed components, and present our software architecture. This testbed is a first step in developing the image-guided, robotically assisted, physician directed, biopsy systems of the future.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Editors | S.K. Mun |
Pages | 231-236 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 4319 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Medical Imaging 2001: Visualization, Display, and Image-Guided Procedures - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Feb 18 2001 → Feb 20 2001 |
Other
Other | Medical Imaging 2001: Visualization, Display, and Image-Guided Procedures |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Diego, CA |
Period | 2/18/01 → 2/20/01 |
Keywords
- Biopsy
- Medical robotics
- Software architecture
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Condensed Matter Physics