Simulation of Needle Insertion and Tissue Deformation for Modeling Prostate Brachytherapy
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Authors
- Nuttapong Chentanez
- Ron Alterovitz
- Daniel Ritchie
- Lita Cho
- Kris Hauser
- Ken Goldberg
- Jonathan Shewchuk
- James F. O'Brien
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Abstract
Realistic modeling of needle insertion during brachytherapy can be used for training and in automated planning to reduce errors between intended and actual placement of the needle tip. We have developed a three-dimensional tetrahedral finite element simulation that models tissue deformation, needle flexation, and their coupled interaction.
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Nuttapong Chentanez, Ron Alterovitz, Daniel Ritchie, Lita Cho, Kris K. Hauser, Ken Goldberg, Jonathan R. Shewchuk, and James F. O'Brien. "Simulation of Needle Insertion and Tissue Deformation for Modeling Prostate Brachytherapy". Brachytherapy, 9(Supplement 1):S72–S73, 2010. Abstracts of the 31st Annual Meeting of the American Brachytherapy Society April 29-May 1, 2010.
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This abstract discusses applications of simulation software in a medical context. A technical paper describing the simulation methods was published in ACM SIGGRAPH 2009.
