Mosquito proboscis-inspired needle insertion to reduce tissue deformation and organ displacement

Needle deflection and tissue sampling length in needle biopsy

(2020) Annie D.R. Li et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Experimental evaluation of a self-propelling bio-inspired needle in single- and multi-layered phantoms

(2019) M. Scali et al.   Scientific Reports

Assessment of Needle Tip Deflection During Transrectal Guided Prostate Biopsy: Implications for Targeted Biopsies

(2018) Daniel Halstuch et al.   JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY

Lessons from mosquitoes’ painless piercing

(2018) Dev Gurera et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Microneedle, bio-microneedle and bio-inspired microneedle: A review

(2017) Guojun Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Missing the Mark: Prostate Cancer Upgrading by Systematic Biopsy over Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Transrectal Ultrasound Fusion Biopsy

(2017) Akhil Muthigi et al.   JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Insertion mechanics of bioinspired needles into soft tissues

(2017) Mohammad Sahlabadi et al.   MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY & ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES

Mechanisms of ovipositor insertion and steering of a parasitic wasp

(2017) Uroš Cerkvenik et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Prostate cancer detection with magnetic resonance-ultrasound fusion biopsy: The role of systematic and targeted biopsies

(2016) Christopher P. Filson et al.   CANCER

Effects of needle inner surface topography on friction and biopsy length

(2016) Weisi Li et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCES

Polyvinyl chloride as a multimodal tissue-mimicking material with tuned mechanical and medical imaging properties

(2016) Weisi Li et al.   MEDICAL PHYSICS

Minimally disruptive needle insertion: a biologically inspired solution

(2016) Alexander Leibinger et al.   Interface Focus

Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Ultrasound Fusion Targeted Biopsy: A Systematic Review

(2015) Massimo Valerio et al.   EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Can Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Be Detected with Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging? A Systematic Review of the Literature

(2015) Jurgen J. Fütterer et al.   EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Magnetic Resonance Imaging–targeted Biopsy May Enhance the Diagnostic Accuracy of Significant Prostate Cancer Detection Compared to Standard Transrectal Ultrasound-guided Biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

(2015) Ivo G. Schoots et al.   EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Ncorr: Open-Source 2D Digital Image Correlation Matlab Software

(2015) J. Blaber et al.   EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS

Design Choices in Needle Steering—A Review

(2015) Nick J. van de Berg et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

Comparison of MR/Ultrasound Fusion–Guided Biopsy With Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

(2015) M. Minhaj Siddiqui et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Ultrasound Fusion Targeted Prostate Biopsy in a Consecutive Cohort of Men with No Previous Biopsy: Reduction of Over Detection through Improved Risk Stratification

(2015) Neil Mendhiratta et al.   JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Ultrasound Fusion Biopsy for Prediction of Final Prostate Pathology

(2014) Jesse D. Le et al.   JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Critical Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Targeted, Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Transperineal Fusion Biopsy for Detection of Prostate Cancer

(2013) Timur H. Kuru et al.   JOURNAL OF UROLOGY

Ultrasound elastography of the prostate: State of the art

(2013) J.-M. Correas et al.   Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging

Detection of Breast Cancer With Addition of Annual Screening Ultrasound or a Single Screening MRI to Mammography in Women With Elevated Breast Cancer Risk

(2012) Zheng Zhang   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Shear Wave Ultrasound Elastography of the Prostate

(2012) Richard G. Barr et al.   Ultrasound Quarterly

Outcomes of Small Renal Mass Needle Core Biopsy, Nondiagnostic Percutaneous Biopsy, and the Role of Repeat Biopsy

(2011) Michael J. Leveridge et al.   EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Novel needle cutting edge geometry for end-cut biopsy

(2011) Jason Z. Moore et al.   MEDICAL PHYSICS

Realistic imitation of mosquito's proboscis: Electrochemically etched sharp and jagged needles and their cooperative inserting motion

(2010) Hayato Izumi et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Mechanics of a mosquito bite with applications to microneedle design

(2008) M K Ramasubramanian et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Combined Harpoonlike Jagged Microneedles Imitating Mosquito's Proboscis and Its Insertion Experiment with Vibration

(2008) Hayato Izumi et al.   IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Bone and Soft-Tissue Lesions: What Factors Affect Diagnostic Yield of Image-guided Core-Needle Biopsy?

(2008) Jim S. Wu et al.   RADIOLOGY

Biodegradable polymer needle with various tip angles and consideration on insertion mechanism of mosquito's proboscis

(2007) Seiji Aoyagi et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL