Research Article

Motion Accuracy of Pneumatic Stepper Motor-Driven Robotic System Developed for MRI-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Prostate Disease

Table 2

Positional accuracy of transducer in linear motion along Z-axis.

DirectionLinear error (mm)
Mean ± SEMSD

Forward0.00 ± 0.030.20
Backward−0.13 ± 0.040.22

Mean, SEM, and SD were obtained from 40-time sampling error distribution.