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ArticleDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey)

1.5 T augmented reality navigated interventional MRI: paravertebral sympathetic plexus injections.

David R Marker, Paweena U Thainual, Tamas Ungi, Aaron J Flammang, Gabor Fichtinger, Iulian I Iordachita, John A Carrino, Jan Fritz

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  3. Augmented reality and artificial intelligence-based navigation during percutaneous vertebroplasty: a pilot randomised clinical trial.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020
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8 authors.

David R MarkerRussel H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. jfritz9@jhmi.edu.
Paweena U Thainual
Tamas Ungi
Aaron J Flammang
Gabor Fichtinger
Iulian I Iordachita
John A Carrino
Jan Fritz

Funding

Image Overlay for MRI-Guided Needle InsertionsR01CA118371 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CARRINO, JOHN ANTHONY · 2007 to 2010
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA118371
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Abstract

purposeThe high contrast resolution and absent ionizing radiation of interventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be advantageous for paravertebral sympathetic nerve plexus injections. We assessed the feasibility and technical performance of MRI-guided paravertebral sympathetic injections utilizing augmented reality navigation and 1.5 T MRI scanner.

methodsA total of 23 bilateral injections of the thoracic (8/23, 35%), lumbar (8/23, 35%), and hypogastric (7/23, 30%) paravertebral sympathetic plexus were prospectively planned in twelve human cadavers using a 1.5 Tesla (T) MRI scanner and augmented reality navigation system. MRI-conditional needles were used. Gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced saline was injected. Outcome variables included the number of control magnetic resonance images, target error of the needle tip, punctures of critical nontarget structures, distribution of the injected fluid, and procedure length.

resultsAugmented-reality navigated MRI guidance at 1.5 T provided detailed anatomical visualization for successful targeting of the paravertebral space, needle placement, and perineural paravertebral injections in 46 of 46 targets (100%). A mean of 2 images (range, 1-5 images) were required to control needle placement. Changes of the needle trajectory occurred in 9 of 46 targets (20%) and changes of needle advancement occurred in 6 of 46 targets (13%), which were statistically not related to spinal regions (P = 0.728 and P = 0.86, respectively) and cadaver sizes (P = 0.893 and P = 0.859, respectively). The mean error of the needle tip was 3.9±1.7 mm. There were no punctures of critical nontarget structures. The mean procedure length was 33±12 min.

conclusion1.5 T augmented reality-navigated interventional MRI can provide accurate imaging guidance for perineural injections of the thoracic, lumbar, and hypogastric sympathetic plexus.

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AgedAged, 80 and overCadaverContrast MediaFemaleGadolinium DTPAHumansImage EnhancementInjections, SpinalMagnetic Resonance Imaging, InterventionalMaleMiddle AgedNeedlesProspective StudiesSympathetic Nervous SystemContrast MediaGadolinium DTPA

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PMID28420598
PMCPMC5411005

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