title: Clinical application of a vascular interventional robot in cerebral angiography.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases have become the leading cause of death for people, and endovascular surgery has become the main therapeutic method. Robot technology would overcome some limitations of conventional surgery, and has good prospects.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 15 patients received cerebral angiography assisted by a vascular interventional robot following preoperative examination, with approval from the hospital ethics committee and informed consent by the patients' families.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Robot-assisted angiography was performed quickly and smoothly without surgical complications. The remote positioning accuracy was 1.05 ± 0.28 mm. The time staff were exposed to the digital subtraction angiography (DSA) machine was 0 min. The entire experimental process was mechanized and automated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This system achieved the preliminary purposes, including a reduction in radiation for the surgeons, facilitation of the application of interventional procedures, a decrease in operation time, and an improvement in operation quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Navy General Hospital of PLA, 6 Fucheng, Road, Beijing, 100048, China.
authors.forename: Wang-sheng
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Navy General Hospital of PLA, 6 Fucheng, Road, Beijing, 100048, China.
authors.forename: Wu-yi
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, The First People's Hospital of Tancheng, Shandong, 276199, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Robotics Institute, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, 100022, China.
authors.forename: Da
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Navy General Hospital of PLA, 6 Fucheng, Road, Beijing, 100048, China.
authors.forename: Zeng-min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Beijing University of Technology, 100 Pingleyuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100022, China.
authors.forename: Yanjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061646:Operative Time; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*
keywords: clinical application; intervention; minimally invasive; radiology; robot