MR guided FUS therapy with a Robotic Assistance System

Abstract

Magnetic Resonance imaging guided Focus Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) is a highly precise method to ablate tissue non‐invasively. To date, there is only one commercial MRgFUS system available and only a few are in a prototype stage. The objective of this ongoing project is to establish an MRgFUS therapy unit as add‐on for a commercially available robotic assistance system originally designed for percutaneous needle interventions in whole‐body MR scanners.