Evaluation of Robotic Needle Steering in Ex Vivo Tissue
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2010
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509873
Abstract
Insertion velocity, tip asymmetry, and shaft diameter may influence steerable needle insertion paths in soft tissue. In this paper we examine the effects of these variables on needle paths in ex vivo goat liver, and demonstrate practical applications of robotic needle steering for ablation, biopsy, and brachytherapy. All experiments were performed using a new portable needle steering robot that steers asymmetric-tip needles under fluoroscopic imaging. For bevel-tip needles, we found that larger diameter needles resulted in less curvature, i.e. less steerability, confirming previous experiments in artificial tissue. The needles steered with radii of curvature ranging from 3.4 cm (for the most steerable pre-bent needle) to 2.97m (for the least steerable bevel needle). Pre-bend angle significantly affected needle curvature, but bevel angle did not. We hypothesize that biological tissue characteristics such as inhomogeneity and viscoelasticity significantly increase path variability. These results underscore the need for closed-loop image guidance for needle steering in biological tissues with complex internal structure.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, p. 2068-2073
Scholar Commons Citation
Majewicz, Ann; Wedlick, Thomas R.; Reed, Kyle B.; and Okamura, Allison M., "Evaluation of Robotic Needle Steering in Ex Vivo Tissue" (2010). Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications. 113.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/egr_facpub/113
