ABSTRACT
Background
A robotic system for Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapy of tumours in the breast, bone, thyroid, and abdomen was developed.
Methods
A special C-shaped structure was designed to be attached to the table of conventional MR imaging (MRI) systems carrying 4 computer-controlled motion stages dedicated to positioning a 2.75 MHz spherically focused transducer relative to a patient placed in the supine position. The developed system was evaluated for its MRI compatibility and heating abilities in agar-based phantoms and freshly excised tissue.
Results
Compatibility of the system with a clinical high-field MRI scanner was demonstrated. FUS heating in the phantom was successfully monitored by MR thermometry without any evidence of magnetically-induced phenomena. Cigar-shaped discrete lesions and well-defined areas of overlapping lesions were inflicted in excised tissue by robotic movement along grid patterns.
Conclusions
The developed MRgFUS robotic system was proven safe and efficient by ex-vivo feasibility studies.
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