AIMC Topic: Brachytherapy

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Advancing patient care: Machine learning models for predicting grade 3+ toxicities in gynecologic cancer patients treated with HDR brachytherapy.

PloS one
BACKGROUND: Gynecological cancers are among the most prevalent cancers in women worldwide. Brachytherapy, often used as a boost to external beam radiotherapy, is integral to treatment. Advances in computation, algorithms, and data availability have p...

A prostate seed implantation robot system based on human-computer interactions: Augmented reality and voice control.

Mathematical biosciences and engineering : MBE
The technology of robot-assisted prostate seed implantation has developed rapidly. However, during the process, there are some problems to be solved, such as non-intuitive visualization effects and complicated robot control. To improve the intelligen...

Segmentation of Clinical Target Volume From CT Images for Cervical Cancer Using Deep Learning.

Technology in cancer research & treatment
Segmentation of clinical target volume (CTV) from CT images is critical for cervical cancer brachytherapy, but this task is time-consuming, laborious, and not reproducible. In this work, we aim to propose an end-to-end model to segment CTV for cervi...

Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning for Brachytherapy.

Seminars in radiation oncology
In recent years, Artificial intelligence (AI), specifically deep-learning (DL) based methods, have been employed extensively to solve various problems in brachytherapy. This paper presents a comprehensive literature review on recent developments and ...

Deep Learning using Pre-Brachytherapy MRI to Automatically Predict Applicator Induced Complex Uterine Deformation.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
This novel deep-learning (DL) algorithm addresses the challenging task of predicting uterine shape and location when deformed from its natural anatomy by the presence of an intrauterine (tandem)/intravaginal (ring) applicator during brachytherapy (BT...

Influence of robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy on vaginal cuff healing and brachytherapy initiation in endometrial carcinoma patients.

Practical radiation oncology
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy (RALH) compared with total abdominal hysterectomy by laparotomy (TAH) on vaginal cuff healing in early-stage endometrial carcinoma patients rec...

Validation of a novel robot-assisted 3DUS system for real-time planning and guidance of breast interstitial HDR brachytherapy.

Medical physics
PURPOSE: In current clinical practice, there is no integrated 3D ultrasound (3DUS) guidance system clinically available for breast brachytherapy. In this study, the authors present a novel robot-assisted 3DUS system for real-time planning and guidanc...

Closed loop control of a robot assisted smart flexible needle for percutaneous intervention.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
This paper presents the experimental evaluation of a coordinated control system for a robot and robot-driven shape memory alloy (SMA) actuated smart flexible needle capable of following a curved path for percutaneous intervention. The robot driving t...