Navigation systems for ablation.
Navigation systems, devices, and intraprocedural software are changing the way interventional oncology is practiced. Before the development of precision navigation tools integrated with imaging systems, thermal ablation of hard-to-image lesions was highly dependent on operator experience, spatial skills, and estimation of positron emission tomography-avid or arterial-phase targets. Numerous navigation systems for ablation bring the opportunity for standardization and accuracy that extends the operator's ability to use imaging feedback during procedures. In this report, existing systems and techniques are reviewed and specific clinical applications for ablation are discussed to better define how these novel technologies address specific clinical needs and fit into clinical practice.
Wood
Bradford J
BJ
Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 10, Room 1C341 MSC 1182, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. bwood@cc.nih.gov
Kruecker
Jochen
J
Abi-Jaoudeh
Nadine
N
Locklin
Julia K
JK
Levy
Elliot
E
Xu
Sheng
S
Solbiati
Luigi
L
Kapoor
Ankur
A
Amalou
Hayet
H
Venkatesan
Aradhana M
AM
D001706:Biopsy; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009048:Motor Skills; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012984:Software; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057188:Workflow