Robot performs breast biopsy

March 6, 2009 by Editor

I came across this short video today from Duke University. Guided solely by 3-D ultrasound images, an autonomous robot places its biopsy needle precisely on a metallic target within a Nerf ball.

You can view the video here

Category : Breast Cancer Screening, Medical Update, Video Content

Tags : 3-D, biopsy, breast biopsy, Breast Cancer Resource, duke university, nerf ball, robot, ultrasound

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