A coordinate positioning puncture method under robot-assisted CT-guidance: phantom and animal experiments.

Journal: Minimally invasive therapy & allied technologies : MITAT : official journal of the Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of the robot-assisted computed tomography (CT)-guided coordinate positioning puncture method by phantom and animal experiments.

Authors

  • Weifan Zhang
    Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PR China.
  • Peng Xia
    State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P.R. China.
  • Shijie Liu
    Department of Chemical Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA.
  • Xiaowei Huang
    School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PR China.
  • Xinhui Zhao
    Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PR China.
  • Zhao Liu
    Centre for Nanohealth, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, UK.
  • Hui Dang
    Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PR China.
  • Xiaohu Li
    Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 230022, Hefei, Anhui, China.
  • Gang Niu