Trial reportPloS one2017
Computer assisted electromagnetic navigation improves accuracy in computed tomography guided interventions: A prospective randomized clinical trial.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Robotic-assisted versus conventional CT-guided lung biopsy for pulmonary nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic Needle Insertion for CT-guided Percutaneous Biopsy of Thoracoabdominal Lesions: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Trial.Radiology. Imaging cancer · 2026Trial
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- Robotics in Interventional Oncology: A Call to Arms?Current oncology reports · 2026Review
- Navigation Systems Significantly Improve the Efficiency and Safety of CT-Guided Interventions.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Combined Single-Session Stereotactic Biopsy and Microwave Ablation of Primary and Secondary Liver Tumors.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Electromagnetic tracking system-assisted ultrasound guidance for percutaneous transhepatic one-step biliary fistulation combined with rigid choledochoscopy in the treatment of hepatolithiasis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- The clinical performance of robotic assisted navigation system versus conventional freehand technique for percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Letter to the editor: The use of XperGuide® needle guidance software for CT guided thoracic sympathetic block.Interventional pain medicine · 2024Article
- Evaluation of augmented reality training for a navigation device used for CT-guided needle placement.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2024Article
- Cryoprobe Placement Using Electromagnetic Navigation System (IMACTIS® CT-Navigation™) for Cryoablation Treatment of Upper Kidney Pole Lesions and Adrenal Metastases: Experience from a Single-Center, 4-Year Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Smartphone application with 3D-printed needle guide for faster and more accurate CT-guided interventions in a phantom.Skeletal radiology · 2024Article
- CRANE: A Redundant, Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Computed Tomography Robot for Heightened Needle Dexterity within a Medical Imaging Bore.IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society · 2024Article
- Navigation and Robotics in Interventional Oncology: Current Status and Future Roadmap.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Optical navigation robot-assisted puncture system for accurate lung nodule biopsy: an animal study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Out-of-Plane Needle Placements Using 3D Augmented Reality Protractor on Smartphone: An Experimental Phantom Study.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2023Article
- Initial experience, feasibility, and technical development with an electromagnetic navigation assistance in percutaneous pelvic bone cementoplasty: retrospective analysis.European radiology · 2023Article
- Case report: Experience with the Cube Navigation System in complex access routes during CT-guided lumbosacral infiltration therapy.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Stereotactic Microwave Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Impact of Tumor Size and Minimal Ablative Margin on Therapeutic Success.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the accuracy and usability of an electromagnetic navigation system designed to assist Computed Tomography (CT) guided interventions. MATERIALS AND
methods120 patients requiring a percutaneous CT intervention (drainage, biopsy, tumor ablation, infiltration, sympathicolysis) were included in this prospective randomized trial. Nineteen radiologists participated. Conventional procedures (CT group) were compared with procedures assisted by a navigation system prototype using an electromagnetic localizer to track the position and orientation of a needle holder (NAV group). The navigation system displays the needle path in real-time on 2D reconstructed CT images extracted from the 3D CT volume. The regional ethics committee approved this study and all patients gave written informed consent. The main outcome was the distance between the planned trajectory and the achieved needle trajectory calculated from the initial needle placement.
results120 patients were analyzable in intention-to-treat (NAV: 60; CT: 60). Accuracy improved when the navigation system was used: distance error (in millimeters: median[P25%; P75%]) with NAV = 4.1[2.7; 9.1], vs. with CT = 8.9[4.9; 15.1] (p<0.001). After the initial needle placement and first control CT, fewer subsequent CT acquisitions were necessary to reach the target using the navigation system: NAV = 2[2; 3]; CT = 3[2; 4] (p = 0.01).
conclusionThe tested system was usable in a standard clinical setting and provided significant improvement in accuracy; furthermore, with the help of navigation, targets could be reached with fewer CT control acquisitions.
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