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ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2023

MR-guided HDR prostate brachytherapy with teleoperated steerable needles.

M de Vries, M Wijntjes, J Sikorski, P Moreira, N J van de Berg, J J van den Dobbelsteen, S Misra

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Article in Journal of robotic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

M de Vries *Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. M.devries-2@tudelft.nl.
M Wijntjes *Department of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
J SikorskiDepartment of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
P MoreiraDepartment of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
N J van de BergDepartment of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
J J van den DobbelsteenDepartment of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
S Misra *Department of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Delft University of Technology · NLUniversity of Twente · NLErasmus MC Cancer Institute · NLHarvard University · USUniversity of Groningen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conformity of tumour volumes and dose plans in prostate brachytherapy (BT) can be constrained by unwanted needle deflections, needle access restrictions and visualisation limitations. This work validates the feasibility of teleoperated robotic control of an active steerable needle using magnetic resonance (MR) for guidance. With this system, perturbations can be counteracted and critical structures can be circumvented to access currently inaccessible areas. The system comprises of (1) a novel steerable needle, (2) the minimally invasive robotics in an MR environment (MIRIAM) system, and (3) the daVinci Research Kit (dVRK). MR scans provide visual feedback to the operator controlling the dVRK. Needle steering is performed along curved trajectories to avoid the urethra towards targets (representing tumour tissue) in a prostate phantom with a targeting error of 1.2 ± 1.0 mm. This work shows the potential clinical applicability of active needle steering for prostate BT with a teleoperated robotic system in an MR environment.

Indexed as

BrachytherapyNeoplasmsRobotic Surgical ProceduresHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleNeedlesProstateBrachytherapydaVinci Surgical SystemMIRIAMMR-guidedProstateSteerable needleTeleoperation

Identifiers

PMID37480476
PMCPMC10492758
OpenAlexW4385074264

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