What is a Robotic Biopsy System?
A robotic system, which can perform accurate biopsy of the prostate, would indeed eliminate many of the existing drawbacks of conventional prostate biopsy procedures. The robot’s greatest contribution would be accuracy. It would be capable of delivering a biopsy needle to a predefined point in the prostate with an error of less than 1 mm. This procedure ensures a uniform standard in prostate biopsy which is independent of the urologist’s skills and experience. The urologist could plan the trajectory of the needle so that a chosen biopsy protocol is followed closely and consistently. The system also allows the ultrasound based 3D model of the prostate to be magnified and rotated to aid in the definition and visualisation of would be biopsy points.
