Robot-Assisted Procedures with MRI Guidance

M.G. Davies et al. (eds.), Pumps and Pipes: Proceedings of the Annual Conference, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-6012-2_3, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 Abstract Real-time image guidance will eventually facilitate a paradigm shift from the traditional endoscopic visualization to one that uses a volumetric and information-rich perception of the area-of-operation, thereby enabling a wider range and level of complexity in minimally invasive surgeries. This chapter will review the use of robotic systems guided by MRI in facilitating image guided robotic-guided interventions.