A robotic needle guide for prostate brachytherapy with pre-operative to intra-operative prostate volumes registration
The conventional prostate brachytherapy approach is limited by needle positioning accuracy, needle trajectory option, and prostate motion and deformation between the pre-operative volume study and the seed implant procedure. These limitations increase the risks of post implant complications. In this...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28037 |