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Biopsy Bot Relies on 3-D Ultrasound and Artificial Intelligence
By Richard Merritt
DURHAM, N.C. ^^ As physician-guided robots routinely operate on patients at most major hospitals, the next generation robot could eliminate a surprising element from that scenario ^^ the doctor.
Feasibility studies conducted by Duke University bioengineers have demonstrated that a robot ^^ without any human assistance ^^ can locate a man-made, or phantom, lesion in simulated human organs, guide a device to the lesion and take multiple samples during a single session. The researchers believe that as the technology is further developed, autonomous robots could some day perform many more simple surgical tasks.
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