Needle Placement for Robot-Assisted 3D-Guided Ultrasound Breast Biopsy: A Preliminary Study

Clinical robotics
3D ultrasound
Medical imaging
Robot-assisted needle placement integrated with three-dimensional ultrasound guidance for breast biopsy.
Authors

Sergio Jácobo-Zavaleta

Jorge Zavaleta

Published

March 1, 2023

Doi

10.1109/TLA.2023.10068849

Journal article · 2023

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Publication record

Journal: IEEE Latin America Transactions, 21(3), 450–456
DOI: 10.1109/TLA.2023.10068849
Reproducibility capsule: Code Ocean

Overview

This work describes a robot-assisted three-dimensional ultrasound-guided needle-placement concept for breast biopsy. The system requirements were derived by connecting free-hand ultrasound-guided biopsy with whole-breast volumetric reconstruction as part of a clinical workflow.

The study examines how robotic positioning can support trajectory definition and needle alignment while reducing the manual burden placed on the clinician. It represents my early work at the intersection of mechatronics, medical imaging, and clinical robotics.

Research perspective

The project originated in my bachelor’s thesis and became my first substantial research experience in healthcare robotics. It also established the technical foundation for later work on rehabilitation systems, safety-oriented design, and reproducible engineering workflows.

Citation

@article{jacobozavaleta2023biopsy,
  author  = {Jácobo-Zavaleta, Sergio and Zavaleta, Jorge},
  title   = {Needle Placement for Robot-Assisted 3D-Guided Ultrasound Breast Biopsy: A Preliminary Study},
  journal = {IEEE Latin America Transactions},
  volume  = {21},
  number  = {3},
  pages   = {450--456},
  year    = {2023},
  doi     = {10.1109/TLA.2023.10068849}
}
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Citation

BibTeX citation:
@article{jácobo-zavaleta2023,
  author = {Jácobo-Zavaleta, Sergio and Zavaleta, Jorge},
  title = {Needle {Placement} for {Robot-Assisted} {3D-Guided}
    {Ultrasound} {Breast} {Biopsy:} {A} {Preliminary} {Study}},
  journal = {IEEE Latin America Transactions},
  volume = {21},
  number = {3},
  pages = {450-456},
  date = {2023-03},
  url = {https://sjacobozavaleta.github.io/publications/entries/robot-assisted-ultrasound-biopsy/},
  doi = {10.1109/TLA.2023.10068849},
  langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Jácobo-Zavaleta, Sergio, and Jorge Zavaleta. 2023. “Needle Placement for Robot-Assisted 3D-Guided Ultrasound Breast Biopsy: A Preliminary Study.” IEEE Latin America Transactions 21 (3): 450–56. https://doi.org/10.1109/TLA.2023.10068849.