Prosper: image and robot-guided prostate brachytherapy
Michael Baumann (TIMC), Michel Bolla, Vincent Daanen, Jean-Luc, Descotes, Jean-Yves Giraud, Nikolai Hungr (TIMC), Antoine Leroy,, Jean-Alexandre Long, S\'ebastien Martin (TIMC), Jocelyne Troccaz (TIMC)

TL;DR
Prosper integrates 3D ultrasound, MRI registration, and a robotic needle system to improve prostate brachytherapy, enhancing procedure quality and accuracy based on patient data and phantom testing.
Contribution
It introduces a novel combination of imaging and robotic guidance for prostate brachytherapy, improving precision and planning.
Findings
Successful testing of imaging methods on patient data
Robot accuracy validated on deformable phantom
Enhanced procedure quality through integrated imaging and robotics
Abstract
Brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer consists in destroying cancer by introducing iodine radioactive seeds into the gland through hollow needles. The planning of the position of the seeds and their introduction into the prostate is based on intra-operative ultrasound (US) imaging. We propose to optimize the global quality of the procedure by: i) using 3D US; ii) enhancing US data with MRI registration; iii) using a specially designed needle-insertion robot, connected to the imaging data. The imaging methods have been successfully tested on patient data while the robot accuracy has been evaluated on a realistic deformable phantom.
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Taxonomy
TopicsSoft Robotics and Applications · Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques · Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
