title: Navigation systems for ablation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Bradford J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kruecker
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abi-Jaoudeh
authors.forename: Julia K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Locklin
authors.forename: Elliot
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Solbiati
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Hayet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amalou
authors.forename: Aradhana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Venkatesan
mesh_terms: 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