Accuracy and efficacy of percutaneous biopsy and ablation using robotic assistance under computed tomography guidance: a phantom study.

Objective: To compare the accuracy of a robotic interventional radiologist (IR) assistance platform with a standard freehand technique for computed-tomography (CT)-guided biopsy and simulated radiofrequency ablation (RFA).Methods: The accuracy of freehand single-pass needle insertions into abdominal...

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Published in:European Radiology Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 723 - 731
Main Authors: Koethe, Yilun, Xu, Sheng, Velusamy, Gnanasekar, Wood, Bradford J, Venkatesan, Aradhana M
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Mar2014
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