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Pneumatically Attachable Flexible Rails for Track-Guided Ultrasound Scanning in Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy - A Preliminary Design Study

Stilli, A; Dimitrakakis, E; D'ettorre, C; Tran, M; Stoyanov, D; (2019) Pneumatically Attachable Flexible Rails for Track-Guided Ultrasound Scanning in Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy - A Preliminary Design Study. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters , 4 (2) pp. 1208-1215. 10.1109/LRA.2019.2894499. Green open access

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Abstract

Robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy is a surgical operation in which part of a kidney is removed typically because of the presence of a mass. Pre-operative and intraoperative imaging techniques are used to identify and outline the target mass, thus the margins of the resection area on the kidney surface. Drop-in ultrasound probes are used to acquire intraoperative images: the probe is inserted through a trocar port, grasped with a robotic-assisted laparoscopic gripper and swiped on the kidney surface. Multiple swipes are performed to define the resection area. This is marked swipe by swipe using an electrocautery tool. During this procedure the probe often requires repositioning because of slippage from the target organ surface. Furthermore, the localization can be inaccurate when the target mass is in locations particularly hard to reach, and thus kidney repositioning could be required. A highly skilled surgeon is typically required to successfully perform this pre-operatory procedure. We propose a novel approach for the navigation of drop-in ultrasound probes: the use of pneumatically attachable flexible rails to enable swift, effortless, and accurate track-guided scanning of the kidney. The proposed system attaches on the kidney side surface with the use of a series of bio-inspired vacuum suckers. In this letter, the design of the proposed system and its use in robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy are presented for the first time.

Type: Article
Title: Pneumatically Attachable Flexible Rails for Track-Guided Ultrasound Scanning in Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy - A Preliminary Design Study
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2019.2894499
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2019.2894499
Language: English
Additional information: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. For more information, see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Surgical Biotechnology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Med Phys and Biomedical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10075760
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