Clinical assessment of an interventional CT table.
A computed tomographic (CT) system was modified to enable fluoroscopy during interventional CT procedures. Five patients with infradiaphragmatic abscesses underwent drainage by means of fluoroscopic CT guidance with a mean procedural time of 12 minutes. The addition of fluoroscopy facilitates avoidance of the diaphragm and injection of contrast material, makes catheter exchange easy, and minimizes procedural time.
Costello
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Department of Radiology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA.
Gaa
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D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods