title: Robotic ultrasound and needle guidance for prostate cancer management: review of the contemporary literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the recent advances in needle guidance and robotic ultrasound technology which are used for prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis and management.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prostate biopsy technology has remained relatively unchanged. Improved needle localization and precision would allow for better management of this common disease. Robotic ultrasound and needle guidance is one strategy to improve needle localization and diagnostic accuracy of PCa. This review focuses on the recent advances in robotic ultrasound and needle guidance technologies, and their potential impact on PCa diagnosis and management.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of robotic ultrasound and robotic-assisted needle guidance has the potential to improve PCa diagnosis and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stoianovici
authors.forename: Misop
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001918:Brachytherapy; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011881:Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional