A surgeon assistant robot for selected urological disorders

A surgeon assistant robot for selected urological disorders

A brief introduction to medical problems related to the prostate and treatment methods is given, as well as some notable robotic and computer assisted devices for surgery. The report dwells mainly on the use of ultrasound to provide image guidance for the robot to conduct a procedure called transure...

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Main Author: Ng, Wan Sing.
Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Production Engineering
Format: Research Report
Published: 2008
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DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Surgical assistive technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/6807
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-68072020-06-01T10:44:40Z A surgeon assistant robot for selected urological disorders Ng, Wan Sing. School of Mechanical and Production Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Surgical assistive technology A brief introduction to medical problems related to the prostate and treatment methods is given, as well as some notable robotic and computer assisted devices for surgery. The report dwells mainly on the use of ultrasound to provide image guidance for the robot to conduct a procedure called transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The robot holds the ultrasound probe, so that there is a common frame of reference between the imaging means and the resection means. 2008-09-17T14:34:58Z 2008-09-17T14:34:58Z 2001 2001 Research Report http://hdl.handle.net/10356/6807 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
institution Nanyang Technological University
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Ng, Wan Sing.
A surgeon assistant robot for selected urological disorders
description A brief introduction to medical problems related to the prostate and treatment methods is given, as well as some notable robotic and computer assisted devices for surgery. The report dwells mainly on the use of ultrasound to provide image guidance for the robot to conduct a procedure called transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The robot holds the ultrasound probe, so that there is a common frame of reference between the imaging means and the resection means.
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title_short A surgeon assistant robot for selected urological disorders
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