@article{fichtinger2013o,

title = {Experimental platform for intra-uterine needle placement procedures},

author = {Yashar Madjidi and Tamás Haidegger and Wolfgang Ptacek and Daniel Berger and Christian Kirisits and Gernot Kronreif and Gabor Fichtinger},

url = {https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/8671/86711L/Experimental-platform-for-intra-uterine-needle-placement-procedures/10.1117/12.2007112.short},

year  = {2013},

date = {2013-01-01},

volume = {8671},

pages = {414-421},

publisher = {SPIE},

abstract = {A framework has been investigated to enable a variety of comparative studies in the context of needle–based gynaecological brachytherapy. Our aim was to create an anthropomorphic phantom–based platform. The three main elements of the platform are the organ model, needle guide, and needle drive. These have been studied and designed to replicate the close environment of brachytherapy treatment for cervical cancer. Key features were created with the help of collaborating interventional radio–oncologists and the observations made in the operating room. A phantom box, representing the uterus model, has been developed considering available surgical analogies and operational limitations, such as organs at risk. A modular phantom–based platform has been designed and prototyped with the capability of providing various boundary conditions for the target organ. By mimicking the female pelvic floor, this …},

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pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}