ProBot: Robot-Ultrasound Probe for Transrectal and Transperineal Prostate Biopsy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Over the past decade the incidence of prostate cancer (PCa) has been on a steady increase. Efforts to improve PCa outcome include targeted biopsy with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and precision sampling. Several biopsy devices are currently available to guide the biopsy with MRI-ultrasound fusion. They commonly use generic handheld ultrasound probes retrofitted for fusion biopsy. Robotic probe manipulation has the potential to reduce the required training, skills, and outcome variability among urologists. Rather than retrofitting an ultrasound probe, we developed a novel cohesive ultrasound-robotic probe (ProBot) that enables a novel needle insertion path.

Methods

Tissue-probe contact frequently deforms the prostate contributing to fusion errors. To minimize de

SUBMITTER: Stoianovici D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12947452 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature