Current technology in navigation and robotics for liver tumours ablation.
- Author:
Stephen Ky CHANG
1
;
Wah Wah HLAING
;
Liangjing YANG
;
Chee Kong CHUI
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Catheter Ablation;
instrumentation;
methods;
Humans;
Imaging, Three-Dimensional;
Liver;
Liver Neoplasms;
pathology;
surgery;
therapy;
Robotics;
Surgery, Computer-Assisted;
instrumentation;
methods;
Surgical Procedures, Operative;
methods
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2011;40(5):231-236
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Radiofrequecy ablation is the most widely used local ablative therapy for both primary and metastatic liver tumours. However, it has limited application in the treatment of large tumours (tumours >3cm) and multicentric tumours. In recent years, many strategies have been developed to extend the application of radiofrequency ablation to large tumours. A promising approach is to take advantage of the rapid advancement in imaging and robotic technologies to construct an integrated surgical navigation and medical robotic system. This paper presents a review of existing surgical navigation methods and medical robots. We also introduce our current developed model - Transcutaneous Robot-assisted Ablation-device Insertion Navigation System (TRAINS). The clinical viability of this prototyped integrated navigation and robotic system for large and multicentric tumors is demonstrated using animal experiments.
