Ng W S, Davies B L, Timoney A G, Hibberd R D
Centre for Robotics, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, London, UK.
Med Biol Eng Comput. 1993 Jul;31(4):349-54. doi: 10.1007/BF02446687.
A new way of applying transurethral ultrasound scanning in the common surgical procedure of the transurethral resection of the prostate is described. The scanning is incorporated as part of a robotic procedure for surgery, so that the overall time spent in an operation can be further shortened, and a safe and accurate operation can be achieved. The prostate dimensions obtained pre-operatively by the transrectal method and those obtained operatively are compared. A robotic system, which was developed specifically to remove prostatic adenoma automatically, is discussed. The system, called a motorized frame, is briefly described, together with its predecessor, a manual frame, in relation to ultrasound measurements. Sizing of the prostate pre-operatively using transrectal ultrasound methods is discussed, using both the manual and the motorized frame. The shortcomings of transrectal ultrasound for use in a robotic procedure are highlighted.
描述了一种将经尿道超声扫描应用于前列腺经尿道切除术这一常见外科手术的新方法。该扫描作为机器人手术程序的一部分，从而可进一步缩短手术总时长，并实现安全、精确的手术。比较了术前经直肠方法获得的前列腺尺寸与术中获得的尺寸。讨论了专门为自动切除前列腺腺瘤而开发的机器人系统。简要描述了该系统，即电动框架，以及其前身手动框架在超声测量方面的情况。讨论了使用手动框架和电动框架通过经直肠超声方法在术前对前列腺进行测量的情况。突出了经直肠超声在机器人手术中使用的缺点。
