University of Twente Student Theses
Design of a rapid prototype end-effector of a concentric tube robot for the detection of bladder cancer.
Lochem, Maaike van (2023) Design of a rapid prototype end-effector of a concentric tube robot for the detection of bladder cancer.
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| Abstract: | Of all cancer diagnoses, 3% is diagnosed as bladder cancer, which makes it the tenth most com- mon cancer type worldwide [1]. Nowadays there are several methods to detect bladder cancer, or establish its state, but most of them are invasive or inaccurate. The method cystoscopy is often used, but goes wrong in 43% of the bladder cancer cases [2]. Therefore, the Next Gen In-Vivo Cancer Diagnostics group is working on developing and validating a prototype optical coherence tomography (OCT) catheter system. This is done by making a concentric tube robot (CTR) for the detection of bladder cancer using digital mapping and OCT of the regions of interest. An end-effector must be designed for this robot, which will be the focus of this thesis. Therefore, the goal will be to “Design a rapid prototype end-effector of a concentric tube robot for the detection of bladder cancer using digital mapping and OCT of the regions of interest.” This thesis will follow a stepwise structure; Introduction, Design procedures, Conceptualizing, determining a Final design, and Experiment. Lastly, the results of this thesis will be discussed, and recommendations are given for future research. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | TNW: Science and Technology |
| Programme: | Biomedical Engineering MSc (66226) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/97877 |
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