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Three-axis MR-conditional robot for high-intensity focused ultrasound for treating prostate diseases transrectally

BACKGROUND: A prototype magnetic resonance image (MRI)-conditional robot was developed for navigating a high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) system in order to treat prostate cancer transrectally. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The developed robotic device utilizes three PC-controlled axes: a linear axi...

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Autores principales: Yiallouras, Christos, Ioannides, Kleanthis, Dadakova, Tetiana, Pavlina, Matt, Bock, Michael, Damianou, Christakis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25657846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40349-014-0023-2