Improved Image-Guided Laparoscopic Prostatectomy

Abstract

Laparoscopic Ultrasound probe (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA) was integrated with the daVinci surgical system for use in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP). Automatic robotic-assisted palpation (initially planned for months 18-24) was completed. Additional testing needed before proceeding to clinical use is in progress. The new integrated system has been tested on tissue mimicking phantoms. IRB submission for clinical study is still in preparatory phase. Advances have been made in improving the robustness of our Elastography algorithm and it has also been extended to a 3D version.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA554074

Entities

People

  • Ioana Fleming

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Algorithms
  • Automatic
  • Computations
  • Computer Science
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Elastic Properties
  • Frequency
  • Health Services
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Integrated Systems
  • Kalman Filters
  • Medical Personnel
  • Surgery
  • Three Dimensional
  • Ultrasounds

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

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  • Clinical Trial Research.
  • Medical Imaging.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • Autonomy