ArticleEuropean radiology2015
Robotic-assisted thermal ablation of liver tumours.
Article in European radiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03005756 (Single Center and Exploratory Investigator-initiated Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Needle Guiding Robot System for Radiofrequency Ablation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Single Center and Exploratory Investigator-initiated Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Needle Guiding Robot System for Radiofrequency Ablation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Democratization in abdominal ablation therapies: The impact of percutaneous robotic assistance on accuracy-A systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Stereotactic and Robotic Minimally Invasive Thermal Ablation of Malignant Liver Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Pooled it
- Feasibility, safety and accuracy of a novel robotic navigation system for cone-beam CT-guided and TACE-assisted radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma, a preliminary study.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Navigation Systems Significantly Improve the Efficiency and Safety of CT-Guided Interventions.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Comparison of robotic versus manual needle insertion for CT-guided intervention: prospective randomized trial.Radiology advances · 2025Article
- Robotic navigation-assisted percutaneous liver puncture: a pilot study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- An ultrasound visual servoing dual-arm robotics system for needle placement in brachytherapy treatment.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Article
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- Stereotactic Percutaneous Electrochemotherapy as a New Minimal Invasive Treatment Modality for Primary and Secondary Liver Malignancies.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Robotic-assisted CT-guided percutaneous pulmonary nodules localization by hook-wire needles: a retrospective observational study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Robotic Assistance in Percutaneous Liver Ablation Therapies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2024Article
- Robotic systems in interventional oncology: a narrative review of the current status.International journal of clinical oncology · 2024Review
- Stereotactic Microwave Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Impact of Tumor Size and Minimal Ablative Margin on Therapeutic Success.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2022Article
- Evaluation of a New CT-Guided Robotic System for Percutaneous Needle Insertion for Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumors: A Prospective Pilot Study.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2022Article
- Robotic assistance for percutaneous needle insertion in the kidney: preclinical proof on a swine animal model.European radiology experimental · 2022Article
- Feasibility, safety and accuracy of a CT-guided robotic assistance for percutaneous needle placement in a swine liver model.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Improvement of the primary efficacy of microwave ablation of malignant liver tumors by using a robotic navigation system.Radiology and oncology · 2020Observational
- A closer look to the new frontier of artificial intelligence in the percutaneous treatment of primary lesions of the liver.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2020Review
- Robotic CT-guided out-of-plane needle insertion: comparison of angle accuracy with manual insertion in phantom and measurement of distance accuracy in animals.European radiology · 2020Article
- Lung and Abdominal Biopsies in the Age of Precision Medicine.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to assess the technical success, radiation dose, safety and performance level of liver thermal ablation using a computed tomography (CT)-guided robotic positioning system.
methodsRadiofrequency and microwave ablation of liver tumours were performed on 20 patients (40 lesions) with the assistance of a CT-guided robotic positioning system. The accuracy of probe placement, number of readjustments and total radiation dose to each patient were recorded. The performance level was evaluated on a five-point scale (5-1: excellent-poor). The radiation doses were compared against 30 patients with 48 lesions (control) treated without robotic assistance.
resultsThermal ablation was successfully completed in 20 patients with 40 lesions and confirmed on multiphasic contrast-enhanced CT. No procedure related complications were noted in this study. The average number of needle readjustment was 0.8 ± 0.8. The total CT dose (DLP) for the entire robotic assisted thermal ablation was 1382 ± 536 mGy.cm, while the CT fluoroscopic dose (DLP) per lesion was 352 ± 228 mGy.cm. There was no statistically significant (p > 0.05) dose reduction found between the robotic-assisted versus the conventional method.
conclusionThis study revealed that robotic-assisted planning and needle placement appears to be safe, with high accuracy and a comparable radiation dose to patients. KEY POINTS: • Clinical experience on liver thermal ablation using CT-guided robotic system is reported. • The technical success, radiation dose, safety and performance level were assessed. • Thermal ablations were successfully performed, with an average performance score of 4.4/5.0. • Robotic-assisted ablation can potentially increase capabilities of less skilled interventional radiologists. • Cost-effectiveness needs to be proven in further studies.
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