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URobotics - JHU
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FIGURE 14.28 Robots for prostate needle placement under MRI guidance. (a) Clinically-applied
robot for transrectal needle placement 209 (Photo: G. Fichtinger); (b) robot for percutaneous prostate
brachytherapy 205 (Photo: D. Stoianovici).
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FIGURE 14.29 Augmented reality in surgical assistance. (a) UNC navigationally guided
system for RF ablation of liver tumors 212 (Photo: Henry Fuchs); (b) JHU passively aligned
system for in-scanner needle placement 217 (Photo: JHU); (c) clinically-applied video overlay
of CT-based model in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy 214,215 (Photo: Y. Sato); (d) video over-
lay of CT-based model during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy using only stereo video for
registration and tracking 216 (Photo: JHU).
