Observational studyEuropean radiology2020
Robotic needle insertion during computed tomography fluoroscopy-guided biopsy: prospective first-in-human feasibility trial.
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- Stereotactic and Robotic Minimally Invasive Thermal Ablation of Malignant Liver Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Pooled it
- Robotic Needle Insertion for CT-guided Percutaneous Biopsy of Thoracoabdominal Lesions: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Trial.Radiology. Imaging cancer · 2026Trial
- Body interventional procedures: which is the best method for CT guidance?European radiology · 2020Trial
- A novel robot for CT-guided bone needle insertion with a rotational drilling and force-feedback speed control mechanism: preliminary evaluation in swine.Japanese journal of radiology · 2026Article
- Robotics in Interventional Oncology: A Call to Arms?Current oncology reports · 2026Review
- Robotic-assisted optical navigation system for CT-guided preoperative percutaneous Hook-wire localization of pulmonary nodules: a prospective, single-center, single-arm clinical study.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Efficacy of modified technique for 1 cm core needle biopsy using a 2 cm cutting length with coaxial introducer needle.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2025Article
- Comparison of robotic versus manual needle insertion for CT-guided intervention: prospective randomized trial.Radiology advances · 2025Article
- Usefulness of high tube voltage conditions in CT Fluoroscopy during CT-guided biopsy: Preliminary study.Journal of clinical imaging science · 2025Article
- Micro-robotic percutaneous targeting of type II endoleaks in the angio-suite.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2024Article
- Comparison of a Patient-Mounted Needle-Driving Robotic System versus Single-Rotation CT Fluoroscopy to Perform CT-Guided Percutaneous Lung Biopsies.Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR · 2024Article
- Mixed Reality Biopsy Navigation System Utilizing Markerless Needle Tracking and Imaging Data Superimposition.Cancers · 2024Article
- Innovations in Image-Guided Procedures: Unraveling Robot-Assisted Non-Hepatic Percutaneous Ablation.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2024Review
- Robotic systems in interventional oncology: a narrative review of the current status.International journal of clinical oncology · 2024Review
- Navigation and Robotics in Interventional Oncology: Current Status and Future Roadmap.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Current State of Robotics in Interventional Radiology.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2023Review
- Role of Image-Guided Percutaneous Needle Biopsy in the Age of Precision Medicine.Current oncology reports · 2022Review
- Robotic Tissue Sampling for Safe Post-Mortem Biopsy in Infectious Corpses.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2022Article
- Image-Guided Robotics for Standardized and Automated Biopsy and Ablation.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2021Review
- Clinical evaluation of a robotic system for precise CT-guided percutaneous procedures.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionThis was a prospective, first-in-human trial to evaluate the feasibility and safety of insertion of biopsy introducer needles with our robot during CT fluoroscopy-guided biopsy in humans. MATERIALS AND
methodsEligible patients were adults with a lesion ≥ 10 mm in an extremity or the trunk requiring pathological diagnosis with CT fluoroscopy-guided biopsy. Patients in whom at-risk structures were located within 10 mm of the scheduled needle tract were excluded. Ten patients (4 females and 6 males; mean [range] age, 72 [52-87] years) with lesions (mean [range] maximum diameter, 28 [14-52] mm) in the kidney (n = 4), lung (n = 3), mediastinum (n = 1), adrenal gland (n = 1), and muscle (n = 1) were enrolled. The biopsy procedure involved robotic insertion of a biopsy introducer needle followed by manual acquisition of specimens using a biopsy needle. The patients were followed up for 14 days. Feasibility was defined as the distance of ≤ 10 mm between needle tip after insertion and the nearest lesion edge on the CT fluoroscopic images. The safety of robotic insertion was evaluated on the basis of machine-related troubles and adverse events according to the Clavien-Dindo classification.
resultsRobotic insertion of the introducer needle was feasible in all patients, enabling pathological diagnosis. There was no machine-related trouble. A total of 11 adverse events occurred in 8 patients, including 10 grade I events and 1 grade IIIa event.
conclusionInsertion of biopsy introducer needles with our robot was feasible at several locations in the human body. KEY POINTS: • Insertion of biopsy introducer needles with our robot during CT fluoroscopy-guided biopsy was feasible at several locations in the human body.
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