Robotics in MRI-Guided Interventions

Top Magn Reson Imaging. 2018 Feb;27(1):19-23. doi: 10.1097/RMR.0000000000000159.

Abstract

Robots have been found to be a useful tool in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided intervention. The utility of robots in MRI-guided therapy ranges from aid for precision targeting to high-dexterity surgical tools to improve or even enable new MRI-guided therapy options. The objective of this article is to review the technical aspects of robotics in MRI-guided interventions, highlight the role of MRI robots in prostate interventions, and finally discuss the future contribution of emerging robotics technology useful in MRI-guided intervention.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Image-Guided Biopsy / instrumentation
  • Image-Guided Biopsy / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / instrumentation*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / methods*
  • Male
  • Prostate / diagnostic imaging*
  • Prostatic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Prostatic Diseases / therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / therapy
  • Robotics / instrumentation*
  • Robotics / methods*