Robot-Assisted Transarterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using a Coaxial Microcatheter Driving Controller-Responder Robot System: Clinical Pilot Study.

Journal: Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of robot-assisted transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using a new coaxial microcatheter driving controller-responder robot (CRR) system.

Authors

  • Dong Kyu Kim
    Department of Radiology, Center for Clinical Imaging Data Science, Research Institute of Radiological Sciences, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Jaehong Woo
    Department of Intelligent Robotics, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea.
  • Byung-Ju Yi
    4 Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea.
  • Hwa-Seob Song
    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea.
  • Gyoung Min Kim
    Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Joon Ho Kwon
    Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • Kichang Han
    Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. wowsaycheese@yuhs.ac.
  • Jong Yun Won
    Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.