Robotic system for prostate brachytherapy

Computer Aided Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 366-370

  Yu, Y ^a,d   Podder, T K ^a   Zhang, Y D ^b   Ng, W S ^c   Misic, V ^a   Sherman, J ^b   Fuller, D ^b   Rubens, D J ^b   Strang, J G ^b   Brasacchio, R A ^b   Messing, E M ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Needle insertion; Prostate brachytherapy; Robot; Transrectal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; NEEDLE PLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PROSTATE; RESEARCH; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 36849051983     PISSN: 10929088     EISSN: 10970150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10929080701746926     Document Type: Conference Paper

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