In the past decade, medical robotics has gained significant traction within the surgical field.
While the introduction of fully autonomous robotic systems for surgical procedures still …

Prostate cancer (PCa) represents a significant source of morbidity and mortality for men in
the United States, with approximately 1 in 9 being diagnosed with PCa in their lifetime. The …

This paper describes a new 3-D ultrasound robotic prostate brachytherapy system. It uses a
stationary 3-D ultrasound probe rigidly fixed to a robotic needle insertion mechanism. The …

Purpose: Transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy results rely on physician ability to
target the gland according to the biopsy schema. However, to our knowledge it is unknown …

Background This study presents user evaluation studies to assess the effect of information
rendered by an interventional planning software on the operator's ability to plan transrectal …

Purpose: Three‐dimensional (3D) transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)‐guided systems have
been developed to improve targeting accuracy during prostate biopsy. However, prostate …

Low-dose-rate brachytherapy is a radiation treatment method for localized prostate cancer.
The standard of care for this treatment procedure is to acquire transrectal ultrasound images …

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy or PCNL is a standard renal microsurgery method in modern
urology. However, this is a challenging discipline for urologists throughout the surgical …

Purpose During image‐guided prostate biopsy, needles are targeted at tissues that are
suspicious of cancer to obtain specimen for histological examination. Unfortunately, patient …

Background Surgical simulation systems can be used to estimate soft tissue deformation
during pre‐and intra‐operative planning. Such systems require a model that can accurately …