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Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Metastases, Cancer, Instrumentation, Equipment, Ablation procedures, Percutaneous, CT, Liver, Interventional non-vascular, Abdomen
Authors:
B. J. J. Abdullah1, C. H. Yeong1, A. B. KULKARNI2, P. B. Balakrishnan3; 1Kuala Lumpur/MY, 2Aurangabad/IN, 3Chennai/IN
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2014/C-1946
Background
CT-compatible robots,
both commercial and research-based,
have been developed with the intention of reducing the radiation dose from the CT fluoroscopy (our reference) as well increasing the accuracy of needle placement and potentially improving the outcomes of therapies.
In highly inaccessible lesions that require multiple plane angulations,
robotically assisted needles may improve biopsy access and targeted drug delivery therapy by avoidance of the straight-line path of normal linear needles (our reference paper).It is our belief that robotic systems will be an important part of future interventions,
but more research and clinical trials are needed to make this a reality
We report on the technical performance of the ROBIO EX (Perfint,
USA) which is a CT-guided robotic positioning system designed to assist interventional radiologists in performing procedures that requires precise tool positioning.
ROBIOTM EX is a standalone positioning device,
which can be moved to the desired position along the patient table of the CT system.
Robio Ex has two linear motions and two angular motions to position the guide to the point of interest and to facilitate angular entry of the needle respectively.
The system offers several features to help clinicians to target the tumour and plan for accurate tool placement.
It facilitates targeting and tool placement in deep seated lesions requiring orbital,
cranio-caudal angulations or a combination of both for thoracic,
abdominal and pelvic interventional procedures.