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

Thierry de BaèreCharles RouxFrédéric DeschampsLambros TselikasBoris Guiu

Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology (2022)

This bicentric first-in-human pilot study suggests both feasibility and safety of a stereotactic CT-guided EPIONE device for the percutaneous needle insertion during liver tumor thermal ablation.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
radiofrequency ablation
minimally invasive
image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
endothelial cells
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
induced pluripotent stem cells
small cell lung cancer
pluripotent stem cells
brain metastases