State of the art and future opportunities in MRI-guided robot-assisted surgery and interventions

H Su, KW Kwok, K Cleary, I Iordachita… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide high-quality 3-D visualization of target
anatomy, surrounding tissue, and instrumentation, but there are significant challenges in …

Deep brain ultrasound ablation thermal dose modeling with in vivo experimental validation

Z Zhao, B Szewczyk, M Tarasek, C Bales… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Intracorporeal needle-based therapeutic ultrasound (NBTU) is a minimally invasive option
for intervening in malignant brain tumors, commonly used in thermal ablation procedures …

Design and Characterization of MRI-compatible Plastic Ultrasonic Motor

Z Zhao, C Bales, G Fischer - arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.04006, 2024 - arxiv.org
Precise surgical procedures may benefit from intra-operative image guidance using
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, the MRI's strong magnetic fields, fast …

Characterization and design of a hollow cylindrical ultrasonic motor

Z Zhao, Y Wang, C Bales, D Ruiz-Cadalso… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Piezoelectric ultrasonic motors perform the advantages of compact design, faster reaction
time, and simpler setup compared to other motion units such as pneumatic and hydraulic …

[HTML][HTML] Development of advanced fem simulation technology for pre-operative surgical planning

Z Zhao, Y Jiang, C Bales, Y Wang, G Fischer - ArXiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Intracorporeal needle-based therapeutic ultrasound (NBTU) offers a minimally invasive
approach for the thermal ablation of malignant brain tumors, including both primary and …

Intraoperative ablation control based on real-time necrosis monitoring feedback: Numerical evaluation

R Murakami, S Mori, HK Zhang - Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Ablation therapy is a type of minimally invasive treatment, utilized for various organs
including the brain, heart, and kidneys. The accuracy of the ablation process is critically …

What happens to brain outside the thermal ablation zones? An assessment of needle-based therapeutic ultrasound in survival swine

B Szewczyk, M Tarasek, Z Campwala… - International Journal …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background In stereotactic radiosurgery, isodose lines must be considered to determine
how surrounding tissue is affected. In thermal ablative therapy, such as laser interstitial …

Treatment Planning Strategies for Interstitial Ultrasound Ablation of Prostate Cancer

P Gupta, T Heffter, M Zubair, IC Hsu… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Purpose: To develop patient-specific 3D models using Finite-Difference Time-Domain
(FDTD) simulations and pre-treatment planning tools for the selective thermal ablation of …

A Preliminary Add-on Differential Drive System for MRI-Compatible Prostate Robotic System

Z Zhao, Y Jiang, C Bales, Y Wang, G Fischer - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
MRI-targeted biopsy has shown significant advantages over conventional random sextant
biopsy, detecting more clinically significant cancers and improving risk stratification …

NeuroPlan: A surgical planning toolkit for an MRI-compatible stereotactic neurosurgery robot

F Tavakkolmoghaddam, DK Rajamani… - … on Medical Robotics …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The adoption of robotic image-guided surgeries has enabled physicians to perform
therapeutic and diagnostic procedures with less invasiveness and higher accuracy. One …