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