A patient-mounted robotic platform for CT-scan guided procedures

IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2008 Oct;55(10):2417-25. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2008.919882.

Abstract

In this paper, we present a novel robotic assistant dedicated to medical interventions under computed tomography scan guidance. This compact and lightweight patient-mounted robot is designed so as to fulfill the requirements of most interventional radiology procedures. It is built from an original 5 DOF parallel structure with a semispherical workspace, particularly well suited to CT-scan interventional procedures. The specifications, the design, and the choice of compatible technological solutions are detailed. A preclinical evaluation is presented, with the registration of the robot in the CT-scan.

MeSH terms

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Biopsy, Needle / instrumentation
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Radiography, Interventional / instrumentation*
  • Robotics / instrumentation*
  • Stereotaxic Techniques
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Surgical Equipment
  • Technology, Radiologic / instrumentation
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*