[Computer- and robot-assisted urological surgery].
The author reviews the computer and robotic tools available to urologists to help in diagnosis and technical procedures. The first part concerns the contribution of robotics and presents several systems at various stages of development (laboratory prototypes, systems under validation or marketed systems). The second part describes image fusion tools and navigation systems currently under development or evaluation. Several studies on computerized simulation of urological procedures are also presented.
Troccaz
Jocelyne
J
Laboratoire TIMC, IN3S, Faculté de Médecine, La Tronche, France. jocelyne.troccaz@imag.fr
D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*