title: Live 3D guidance in the interventional radiology suite.
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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This new combination further increases interventional radiologic capabilities because it provides real-time procedural evaluation and tracking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Interventional Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA. john.racadio@cchmc.org
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Racadio
authors.forename: Drazenko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Babic
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Homan
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Rampton
authors.forename: Manish N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Judy M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Racadio
authors.forename: Neil D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements