System for robot-assisted real-time laparoscopic ultrasound elastography

Seth Billings; Nishikant Deshmukh; Hyun Jae Kang; Russell Taylor; Emad M. Boctor

doi:10.1117/12.911086

17 February 2012 System for robot-assisted real-time laparoscopic ultrasound elastography

Seth Billings, Nishikant Deshmukh, Hyun Jae Kang, Russell Taylor, Emad M. Boctor

Proceedings Volume 8316, Medical Imaging 2012: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling; 83161W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911086
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Surgical robots provide many advantages for surgery, including minimal invasiveness, precise motion, high dexterity, and crisp stereovision. One limitation of current robotic procedures, compared to open surgery, is the loss of haptic information for such purposes as palpation, which can be very important in minimally invasive tumor resection. Numerous studies have reported the use of real-time ultrasound elastography, in conjunction with conventional B-mode ultrasound, to differentiate malignant from benign lesions. Several groups (including our own) have reported integration of ultrasound with the da Vinci robot, and ultrasound elastography is a very promising image guidance method for robotassisted procedures that will further enable the role of robots in interventions where precise knowledge of sub-surface anatomical features is crucial. We present a novel robot-assisted real-time ultrasound elastography system for minimally invasive robot-assisted interventions. Our system combines a da Vinci surgical robot with a non-clinical experimental software interface, a robotically articulated laparoscopic ultrasound probe, and our GPU-based elastography system. Elasticity and B-mode ultrasound images are displayed as picture-in-picture overlays in the da Vinci console. Our system minimizes dependence on human performance factors by incorporating computer-assisted motion control that automatically generates the tissue palpation required for elastography imaging, while leaving high-level control in the hands of the user. In addition to ensuring consistent strain imaging, the elastography assistance mode avoids the cognitive burden of tedious manual palpation. Preliminary tests of the system with an elasticity phantom demonstrate the ability to differentiate simulated lesions of varied stiffness and to clearly delineate lesion boundaries.

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Seth Billings, Nishikant Deshmukh, Hyun Jae Kang, Russell Taylor, and Emad M. Boctor "System for robot-assisted real-time laparoscopic ultrasound elastography", Proc. SPIE 8316, Medical Imaging 2012: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 83161W (17 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911086

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