Evaluation of a New CT-Guided Robotic System for Percutaneous Needle Insertion for Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumors: A Prospective Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the feasibility and safety of a robotic system for percutaneous needle insertion during thermal ablation of liver tumors.

Materials and methods

This study analyzed the CT-guided percutaneous needle insertion using the EPIONE robotic device (Quantum Surgical, Montpellier, France) for radiofrequency or microwave liver ablation. The main criteria of the study were feasibility (possibility to perform the thermal ablation after needle insertion), the number of needle adjustments (reiteration of robotically assisted needle insertion when initial needle positioning is considered insufficient to perform ablation), and robotic-guided procedure safety (complications related to the needle insertion). Patients were followed up at 6 months post-intervention to assess lo

SUBMITTER: de Baere T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9626422 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature