MRI-Guided Robotic Prostate Biopsy: A Clinical Accuracy Validation

Accuracy validation for MRI-guided robotic prostate biopsy.

We report a quantitative evaluation of the clinical accuracy of a MRI-guided robotic prostate biopsy system that has been in use for over five years at the U.S. National Cancer Institute. A two-step rigid volume registration using mutual information between the pre and post needle insertion images was performed. Contour overlays of the prostate before and after registration were used to validat...

Introduction of a new robotic technique for MRI-guided transrectal prostate biopsy: safety and accuracy aspects

Safety and Feasibility of Direct Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Using a Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging-safe Robotic Device.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate safety and feasibility in a first-in-human trial of a direct magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided prostate biopsy using a novel robotic device. METHODS MrBot is an MRI-safe robotic device constructed entirely with nonconductive, nonmetallic, and nonmagnetic materials and developed by our group. A safety and feasibility clinical trial was designed to assess the safety ...

From PROMIS to PRO-MRI in primary prostate cancer

tau.amegroups.com © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. In the emerging field of MRI in prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis, it has become clear that targeted biopsy with MRI guidance has additional value over systematic transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsies (TRUS-Bx) alone. The targeted biopsy approach driven by a positive MRI increases the diagnostic yield of high-grade [Gl...

Clinical Accuracy of Robot-assisted Prostate Biopsy in Closed Mri Scanner

Prostate cancer, affecting one in every six men, remains the number one cancer-related death in men [1]. In the pursuit of more accurate biopsy, Krieger and Susil [2,3] developed robotic assistance under MR image guidance. To date, their system has been used in 200+ biopsies at the U.S. National Cancer Institute. A limited validation study was presented earlier [4]. Here we report a more compre...