ABLASONIC: MRI-guided Robotic System for Non-Invasive Focused Ultrasound Surgery

ABLASONIC: MRI-guided Robotic System for Non-Invasive Focused Ultrasound Surgery

Team Members

Dr. Christakis Damianou, Professor of Electronical Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering,
Cyprus University of Technology
Anastasia Antoniou, PhD Student Department of Electrical Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology

The goal of this project is to develop a focused ultrasound system (FUS), under magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance, to perform non-invasive therapy in the area of oncology. The innovative robotic device will access targets in the abdominal (liver, kidney, uterus), brain, thyroid and breast. The robotic system, currently in a prototype form, can be replaced with a specialized arm so that it can be used for frameless biopsy for the same target (future application).