Design and Experiment of Assistive Mechanism for Adjustment of Transrectal Ultrasound Probe

Transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy is the most commonly used method for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. During the operation, the doctor needs to manually adjust the ultrasound probe for repeated adjustments, which is difficult to ensure the efficiency, accuracy, and safety of the operation. T...

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Main Authors: Jin-Gang Jiang, Hui Zuo, Yong-De Zhang, Zhi-Yuan Huang, Xiao-Wei Guo, Yong Xu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8846073
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Hui Zuo
Yong-De Zhang
Zhi-Yuan Huang
Xiao-Wei Guo
Yong Xu
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Hui Zuo
Yong-De Zhang
Zhi-Yuan Huang
Xiao-Wei Guo
Yong Xu
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description Transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy is the most commonly used method for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. During the operation, the doctor needs to manually adjust the ultrasound probe for repeated adjustments, which is difficult to ensure the efficiency, accuracy, and safety of the operation. This paper presents a passive posture adjusting mechanism of transrectal ultrasound probe. The overall mechanism has 7 degrees of freedom, consisting of a position adjustment module, a posture adjustment module, and an ultrasonic probe rotation and feed module. In order to achieve the centering function, the posture adjustment module is designed based on the double parallelogram. Centering performance is verified based on SimMechanics, and remote center point error of physical prototypes is evaluated. The maximum error of the azimuth remote center point motion and the maximum error of the remote center point motion of the ultrasonic probe are 4 mm and 3.4 mm, respectively, which are less than the anus that can withstand 6 mm. Meanwhile, the analysis of measurement error shows that the random error correlation is weak in different directions, the systematic error confidence intervals of azimuth and elevation angle are less than 2.5 mm, and the maximum relative fixed point error and the maximum relative standard error are 14.73% and 14.98%, respectively. The simulation and testing results have shown the effectiveness and reliability of the propose mechanism.
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spelling doaj-art-22abe3b2f7204f1e9989ef68524c6e4e2025-02-03T06:46:59ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88460738846073Design and Experiment of Assistive Mechanism for Adjustment of Transrectal Ultrasound ProbeJin-Gang Jiang0Hui Zuo1Yong-De Zhang2Zhi-Yuan Huang3Xiao-Wei Guo4Yong Xu5Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing and Intelligent Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, ChinaKey Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing and Intelligent Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, ChinaKey Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing and Intelligent Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, ChinaKey Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing and Intelligent Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, ChinaKey Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing and Intelligent Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, ChinaUrinary Surgery, The General Hospital of Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Beijing 100039, ChinaTransrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy is the most commonly used method for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. During the operation, the doctor needs to manually adjust the ultrasound probe for repeated adjustments, which is difficult to ensure the efficiency, accuracy, and safety of the operation. This paper presents a passive posture adjusting mechanism of transrectal ultrasound probe. The overall mechanism has 7 degrees of freedom, consisting of a position adjustment module, a posture adjustment module, and an ultrasonic probe rotation and feed module. In order to achieve the centering function, the posture adjustment module is designed based on the double parallelogram. Centering performance is verified based on SimMechanics, and remote center point error of physical prototypes is evaluated. The maximum error of the azimuth remote center point motion and the maximum error of the remote center point motion of the ultrasonic probe are 4 mm and 3.4 mm, respectively, which are less than the anus that can withstand 6 mm. Meanwhile, the analysis of measurement error shows that the random error correlation is weak in different directions, the systematic error confidence intervals of azimuth and elevation angle are less than 2.5 mm, and the maximum relative fixed point error and the maximum relative standard error are 14.73% and 14.98%, respectively. The simulation and testing results have shown the effectiveness and reliability of the propose mechanism.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8846073
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Design and Experiment of Assistive Mechanism for Adjustment of Transrectal Ultrasound Probe
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title_fullStr Design and Experiment of Assistive Mechanism for Adjustment of Transrectal Ultrasound Probe
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title_short Design and Experiment of Assistive Mechanism for Adjustment of Transrectal Ultrasound Probe
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