Abstract

Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men and a major area of concern for healthcare system. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) that has superior soft tissue imaging capability, enables higher cancer detection rate. MRI guided intervention devices that require device-to-image registration, essential for accurate and precise targeting, complicates the overall process while increasing total time for intervention. We design and develop a simplified, MRI guided, registration-free transperineal prostate biopsy needle guide and perform experiments. A preliminary simulation is performed to understand whether the interaction between guide hole and biopsy needle during the firing step affects the needle motion characteristics. The proposed device could be incorporated for rapid adoption into the clinical environment.

Notes

If this is your thesis or dissertation, and want to learn how to access it or for more information about readership statistics, contact us at STARS@ucf.edu.

Graduation Date

2022

Semester

Fall

Advisor

Das, Tuhin

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

College

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Department

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Degree Program

Mechanical Engineering

Identifier

CFE0009873; DP0028148

URL

https://purls.library.ucf.edu/go/DP0028148

Language

English

Release Date

December 2026

Length of Campus-only Access

3 years

Access Status

Doctoral Dissertation (Campus-only Access)

Download

Restricted to the UCF community until December 2026; it will then be open access.

Share

COinS