3-D ultrasound guidance of surgical robotics using catheter transducers: feasibility study.
Journal Article (Letter)
The goal of this study was to test the feasibility of using a real-time 3-D (RT3D) ultrasound scanner with matrix array catheter probes to guide a surgical robot. We tested the accuracy of using 3-D catheter transducers with the 3-D measurement software of the scanner to direct automatically a robot arm that touched two needle tips together within a water tank and inside a vascular graft. RMS measurement error ranged from 2.4 to 3.4 mm for two catheter designs.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Whitman, J; Fronheiser, MP; Smith, SW
Published Date
- May 2008
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 55 / 5
Start / End Page
- 1143 - 1145
PubMed ID
- 18519222
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1525-8955
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0885-3010
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1109/tuffc.2008.766
Language
- eng