An Electromagnetic Tracking Needle Clip: An Enabling Design for Low-Cost Image-Guided Therapy

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuo Zhao ◽  
Sheng Xu ◽  
Bradford Wood ◽  
Zion Tsz Ho Tse
Keyword(s):  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Electromagnetic Tracking ◽  
Image Guided Therapy ◽  
Image Guided ◽  
Tracking Technology ◽  
Guided Therapy

Computer-assisted interventions (CAI) — which offer advantages such as increased accuracy, reduction of complications, and decreased intervention time — have increased in prevalence in recent years. A type of CAI called image-guided therapy (IGT) can be used to provide navigation for freehand procedures or guidance for localization of medical devices. Electromagnetic (EM) tracking technology can track instruments such as needle tips inside the patient body without the need for a line-of-sight, allowing for minimally invasive imaging-guided procedures [1–3].

scholarly journals Origami Lesion-Targeting Device for CT-Guided Interventions

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Austin Taylor ◽  
Sheng Xu ◽  
Bradford Wood ◽  
Zion Tse
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Laser Cutting ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Needle Insertion ◽  
Ct Guided ◽  
Surgical Tools ◽  
Image Guided ◽  
Radiocontrast Agent ◽  
Guided Therapy

The objective of this study is to preliminarily evaluate a lesion-targeting device for CT-guided interventions. The device is created by laser cutting the structure from a sheet of medical grade paperboard, 3D printing two radiocontrast agent grids onto the surface and folding the structure into a rectangular prism with a viewing window. An abdominal imaging phantom was used to evaluate the device through CT imaging and the targeting of lesions for needle insertion. The lesion-targeting trials resulted in a mean targeting error of 2.53 mm (SD 0.59 mm, n = 30). The device is rigid enough to adequately support standard biopsy needles, and it attaches to the patient, reducing the risk of tissue laceration by needles held rigidly in place by an external manipulator. Additional advantages include adequate support for the insertion of multiple surgical tools at once for procedures such as composite ablation and the potential to guide off-axial needle insertion. The low-cost and disposability of the device make it well-suited for the minimally invasive image-guided therapy environment.

scholarly journals Minimally invasive image-guided therapy for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma: What is the evidence today?

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrijs A. Seinstra ◽  
Otto M. van Delden ◽  
Karel J. van Erpecum ◽  
Richard van Hillegersberg ◽  
Willem P. Th. M. Mali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Image Guided Therapy ◽  
Image Guided ◽  
Guided Therapy

High-tech image-guided therapy versus low-tech, simple, cheap gynecologic brachytherapy

Brachytherapy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 910-912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Kirisits ◽  
Maximilian P. Schmid ◽  
Sushil Beriwal ◽  
Richard Pötter
Keyword(s):  
High Tech ◽  
Image Guided Therapy ◽  
Image Guided ◽  
Guided Therapy

Registration and Segmentation for Image-Guided Therapy

2013 ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Kapur ◽  
Jan Egger ◽  
Jagadeesan Jayender ◽  
Matthew Toews ◽  
William M. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Image Guided Therapy ◽  
Image Guided ◽  
Guided Therapy
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