Advances of robot⁃assisted neurointervention surgery

Abstract

Neurointervention surgery is an important method for diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders and related brain scientific research. Robot⁃assisted neurointervention surgery can improve the minimally invasive and accurate interventional surgery, which is an important research direction. At present, the navigation technology of neurointervention surgery has gradually developed from the traditional optical navigation to MRI navigation, the interventional materials have developed from rigid puncture needle to active flexible puncture needle, and the surgical path planning and navigation technology and the surgical robot control technology have also been developing. This paper summarizes the four key technologies mentioned above and reviews the research progress of robot⁃assisted neurointervention surgery to promote its clinical application.

Keywords

• magnetic resonance imaging
• interventional
• surgical navigation systems
• review
• robotic surgical procedures
• brain diseases