Design and Experiment of Assistive Mechanism for Adjustment of Transrectal Ultrasound Probe

<div>Posture of ultrasonic probe at 60 mm feeding: (a) three-dimensional map; (b) <svg height="9.39034pt" id="M91" style="vertical-align:-3.42943pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -5.96091 20.1425 9.39034" width="20.1425pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M536 404C536 423 520 448 491 448C445 448 398 404 308 283L286 338C255 416 242 448 217 448C182 448 138 402 92 341L111 321C149 368 169 378 178 378C188 378 198 363 214 320L254 212C185 117 138 65 107 65C98 65 85 69 82 75C79 82 73 86 65 86C44 86 23 60 23 39C23 7 44 -12 71 -12C119 -12 168 33 265 177L306 61C321 17 347 -12 373 -12C413 -12 465 33 507 96L491 119C459 84 432 60 413 60C395 60 378 92 358 148L321 250C341 279 369 310 389 332C417 363 439 382 456 382C466 382 475 376 481 368C486 361 492 358 496 358C513 358 536 381 536 404Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,7.267,0)"><path d="M445 282C445 390 384 448 297 448C266 448 231 437 189 418C96 376 23 279 23 151C23 65 66 -12 169 -12C233 -12 294 18 337 53C411 113 445 201 445 282ZM355 280C355 161 302 62 243 36C231 31 219 30 207 30C147 30 111 78 111 154C111 302 180 380 220 399C231 404 246 407 264 407C311 407 355 367 355 280Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,12.438,0)"><path d="M556 393C556 426 537 448 514 448C496 448 478 435 471 420C468 414 462 401 466 394C473 382 480 368 480 346C480 268 392 143 338 67H336C329 163 319 253 309 330S286 448 254 448C215 448 160 383 127 337L143 311C167 344 200 373 208 373S222 365 229 320C246 214 264 66 268 -20C219 -83 131 -171 17 -239L25 -261L137 -235C248 -110 273 -79 335 8C384 77 481 215 520 287C544 332 556 363 556 393Z"></path></g></svg> plane projection; (c) <svg height="9.57302pt" id="M92" style="vertical-align:-3.42943pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -6.14359 20.1294 9.57302" width="20.1294pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M556 393C556 426 537 448 514 448C496 448 478 435 471 420C468 414 462 401 466 394C473 382 480 368 480 346C480 268 392 143 338 67H336C329 163 319 253 309 330S286 448 254 448C215 448 160 383 127 337L143 311C167 344 200 373 208 373S222 365 229 320C246 214 264 66 268 -20C219 -83 131 -171 17 -239L25 -261L137 -235C248 -110 273 -79 335 8C384 77 481 215 520 287C544 332 556 363 556 393Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,7.399,0)"><path d="M445 282C445 390 384 448 297 448C266 448 231 437 189 418C96 376 23 279 23 151C23 65 66 -12 169 -12C233 -12 294 18 337 53C411 113 445 201 445 282ZM355 280C355 161 302 62 243 36C231 31 219 30 207 30C147 30 111 78 111 154C111 302 180 380 220 399C231 404 246 407 264 407C311 407 355 367 355 280Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,13.483,0)"><path d="M475 445L452 468C423 436 401 426 385 426S352 427 305 436C268 443 216 448 185 448C156 448 128 425 102 382C89 360 77 338 64 304L89 291C117 340 143 380 190 380C214 380 268 376 295 373C320 370 344 371 362 374L70 101C32 65 23 36 23 18C23 5 27 -3 31 -8C36 -8 39 -6 42 -1C52 15 67 31 80 40S110 49 143 33C195 8 257 -20 290 -20C339 -20 382 11 439 129L416 148C366 74 334 55 305 55C278 55 236 68 203 81C169 94 141 100 122 96C205 170 348 308 411 376L475 445Z"></path></g></svg> plane projection; and (d) <svg height="6.44133pt" id="M93" style="vertical-align:-0.29774pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -6.14359 19.9989 6.44133" width="19.9989pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M536 404C536 423 520 448 491 448C445 448 398 404 308 283L286 338C255 416 242 448 217 448C182 448 138 402 92 341L111 321C149 368 169 378 178 378C188 378 198 363 214 320L254 212C185 117 138 65 107 65C98 65 85 69 82 75C79 82 73 86 65 86C44 86 23 60 23 39C23 7 44 -12 71 -12C119 -12 168 33 265 177L306 61C321 17 347 -12 373 -12C413 -12 465 33 507 96L491 119C459 84 432 60 413 60C395 60 378 92 358 148L321 250C341 279 369 310 389 332C417 363 439 382 456 382C466 382 475 376 481 368C486 361 492 358 496 358C513 358 536 381 536 404Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,7.267,0)"><path d="M445 282C445 390 384 448 297 448C266 448 231 437 189 418C96 376 23 279 23 151C23 65 66 -12 169 -12C233 -12 294 18 337 53C411 113 445 201 445 282ZM355 280C355 161 302 62 243 36C231 31 219 30 207 30C147 30 111 78 111 154C111 302 180 380 220 399C231 404 246 407 264 407C311 407 355 367 355 280Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,13.352,0)"><path d="M475 445L452 468C423 436 401 426 385 426S352 427 305 436C268 443 216 448 185 448C156 448 128 425 102 382C89 360 77 338 64 304L89 291C117 340 143 380 190 380C214 380 268 376 295 373C320 370 344 371 362 374L70 101C32 65 23 36 23 18C23 5 27 -3 31 -8C36 -8 39 -6 42 -1C52 15 67 31 80 40S110 49 143 33C195 8 257 -20 290 -20C339 -20 382 11 439 129L416 148C366 74 334 55 305 55C278 55 236 68 203 81C169 94 141 100 122 96C205 170 348 308 411 376L475 445Z"></path></g></svg> plane projection.</div>

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Figure 11

Figure 11: Design and Experiment of Assistive Mechanism for Adjustment of Transrectal Ultrasound Probe 