Purpose: We present the validation of PROST, a robotic device for prostate biopsy. PROST is designed to minimize human error by introducing some autonomy in the execution of the key steps of the procedure, i.e., target selection, image fusion and needle positioning. The robot allows executing a targeted biopsy through ultrasound (US) guidance and fusion with magnetic resonance (MR) images, where the target was defined. Methods: PROST is a parallel robot with 4 degrees of freedom (DOF) to orient the needle and 1 DOF to rotate the US probe. We reached a calibration error of less than 2 mm, computed as the difference between the needle positioning in robot coordinates and in the US image. The autonomy of the robot is given by the image analysis software, which employs deep learning techniques, the integrated image fusion algorithms and automatic computation of the needle trajectory. For safety reasons, the insertion of the needle is assigned to the doctor. Results: System performance was evaluated in terms of positioning accuracy. Tests were performed on a 3D printed object with nine 2-mm spherical targets and on an anatomical commercial phantom that simulates human prostate with three lesions and the surrounding structures. The average accuracy reached in the laboratory experiments was 1.30±0.44mm in the first test and 1.54±0.34mm in the second test. Conclusions: We introduced a first prototype of a prostate biopsy robot that has the potential to increase the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer and, by including some level of autonomy, to simplify the procedure, to reduce human errors and shorten training time. The use of a robot for the biopsy of the prostate will create the possibility to include also a treatment, such as focal ablation, to be delivered through the same system.

Toward autonomous robotic prostate biopsy: a pilot study / Maris, B.; Tenga, C.; Vicario, R.; Palladino, L.; Murr, N.; De Piccoli, M.; Calanca, A.; Puliatti, S.; Micali, S.; Tafuri, A.; Fiorini, P.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOLOGY AND SURGERY. - ISSN 1861-6410. - 16:8(2021), pp. 1393-1401. [10.1007/s11548-021-02437-7]

Toward autonomous robotic prostate biopsy: a pilot study

Puliatti S.;Micali S.;
2021

Abstract

Purpose: We present the validation of PROST, a robotic device for prostate biopsy. PROST is designed to minimize human error by introducing some autonomy in the execution of the key steps of the procedure, i.e., target selection, image fusion and needle positioning. The robot allows executing a targeted biopsy through ultrasound (US) guidance and fusion with magnetic resonance (MR) images, where the target was defined. Methods: PROST is a parallel robot with 4 degrees of freedom (DOF) to orient the needle and 1 DOF to rotate the US probe. We reached a calibration error of less than 2 mm, computed as the difference between the needle positioning in robot coordinates and in the US image. The autonomy of the robot is given by the image analysis software, which employs deep learning techniques, the integrated image fusion algorithms and automatic computation of the needle trajectory. For safety reasons, the insertion of the needle is assigned to the doctor. Results: System performance was evaluated in terms of positioning accuracy. Tests were performed on a 3D printed object with nine 2-mm spherical targets and on an anatomical commercial phantom that simulates human prostate with three lesions and the surrounding structures. The average accuracy reached in the laboratory experiments was 1.30±0.44mm in the first test and 1.54±0.34mm in the second test. Conclusions: We introduced a first prototype of a prostate biopsy robot that has the potential to increase the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer and, by including some level of autonomy, to simplify the procedure, to reduce human errors and shorten training time. The use of a robot for the biopsy of the prostate will create the possibility to include also a treatment, such as focal ablation, to be delivered through the same system.
2021
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1401
Toward autonomous robotic prostate biopsy: a pilot study / Maris, B.; Tenga, C.; Vicario, R.; Palladino, L.; Murr, N.; De Piccoli, M.; Calanca, A.; Puliatti, S.; Micali, S.; Tafuri, A.; Fiorini, P.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOLOGY AND SURGERY. - ISSN 1861-6410. - 16:8(2021), pp. 1393-1401. [10.1007/s11548-021-02437-7]
Maris, B.; Tenga, C.; Vicario, R.; Palladino, L.; Murr, N.; De Piccoli, M.; Calanca, A.; Puliatti, S.; Micali, S.; Tafuri, A.; Fiorini, P.
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