Biopsy Robot Combines MRI and Ultrasound
January 20, 2016 | University of TwenteEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
This will mean that patients need to spend just 15 to 20 minutes in the MRI scanner. ‘This produces an offline MRI image that you can combine, during the biopsy, with online images from the ultrasound sensor,’ says Farimani. ‘One of the biggest challenges in this project is to use the precise MRI image to locate suspicious tissue in the much more indistinct ultrasound image.’
In addition to breast cancer, Farimani and his colleagues are also focussing on biopsy for muscle diseases. But ultimately, he says, the technology should be suitable for all diagnoses where a small piece of human tissue needs to be removed from the body.
Collaboration with hospitals
Hospitals such as Radboud University Medical Center and the ZGT hospital group are also involved in the research project. The UT is working with these parties to bring the technology into line with market wishes. ‘The robotics in this project might actually be the simplest issue. Actually getting medical technology to market is often easier said than done,’ adds Farimani.
The MURAB project got underway quite recently. In November, MURAB received a Horizon2020 grant of 4.3 million euros. Some 1.2 million euros of this are going to the UT, which is managing the project. Besides Farimani, professors Stefano Stramigioli (project leader) and Ferdi van der Heijden are also responsible for project coordination; they are members of the CTIT research institute at the UT.
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