Live 3D guidance in the interventional radiology suite

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Dec;189(6):W357-64. doi: 10.2214/AJR.07.2469.

Abstract

Objective: The development of a C-arm cone-beam CT unit coupled with flat detectors has markedly increased anatomic visualization capabilities for interventional radiology procedures. We present technology in which fluoroscopy and 3D imaging from a cone-beam CT-flat-detector C-arm unit are combined with an integrated tracking and navigation system. A description of the technology and representative clinical cases are presented.

Conclusion: This new combination further increases interventional radiologic capabilities because it provides real-time procedural evaluation and tracking.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Cements / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Injections / methods
  • Male
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Radiography, Interventional / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Vertebroplasty / methods*

Substances

  • Bone Cements