Three-dimensional ultrasound image-guided robotic system for accurate microwave coagulation of malignant liver tumours

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 256-268

  Xu, Jing ^a   Jia, Zhen Zhong ^b   Song, Zhang Jun ^c   Yang, Xiang Dong ^d   Chen, Ken ^d   Liang, Ping ^e  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c University Town of Shenzhen   (China)

^d TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

3D US; Microwave coagulation; Needle placement; Thermal field

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; COAGULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NEEDLES; PHANTOMS; ROBOTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TUMORS; ULTRASONICS;

3-D ULTRASOUND; FIELD SIMULATION; IMAGE-GUIDED; LIVER TUMORS; MICROWAVE COAGULATION; NEEDLE PLACEMENT; REMOTE CENTER OF MOTIONS; ROBOTIC SYSTEMS; THERMAL FIELD; ULTRASOUND IMAGES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEAT TRANSFER; LIVER CANCER; NEUROSIS; PHANTOM; ROBOTICS; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77956553936     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.313     Document Type: Article

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