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“MRI Stealth” robot for prostate interventions
Journal article

“MRI Stealth” robot for prostate interventions

Abstract

The paper reports an important achievement in MRI instrumentation, a pneumatic, fully actuated robot located within the scanner alongside the patient and operating under remote control based on the images. Previous MRI robots commonly used piezoelectric actuation limiting their compatibility. Pneumatics is an ideal choice for MRI compatibility because it is decoupled from electromagnetism, but pneumatic actuators were hardly controllable. This …

Authors

Stoianovici D; Song D; Petrisor D; Ursu D; Mazilu D; Mutener M; Schar M; Patriciu A

Journal

Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 241–248

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

January 2007

DOI

10.1080/13645700701520735

ISSN

1364-5706