[Research Progress in the Application of Ultrasound-Guided Robot in Minimally Invasive Surgery].

Journal: Zhongguo yi xue ke xue yuan xue bao. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
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Abstract

With the continuous advances in modern medical technology and equipment,minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is widely applied in clinical practice.Ultrasound (US) as a real-time,portable,and radiation-free medical imaging method can be used for the intraoperative guidance in MIS to ensure safe and effective surgery.However,the physical characteristics of conventional US fail to display some tissue structures of the human body due to the existence of gas and bone.US-based navigation can make up for the deficiencies by advanced imaging technologies including spatial orientation,image reconstruction,and multi-modality image fusion,being real-time,accurate,and radiation-free.Therefore,US-guided robots can achieve safe,effective,and minimally invasive operation in MIS.This paper reviews the studies of US-guided robots in MIS and prospects the development of this field.

Authors

  • Yi Mao
    Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
  • Ming-Bo Zhang
    Department of Ultrasound,the First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital,Beijing 100853,China.