Robotically driven interventions: a method of using CT fluoroscopy without radiation exposure to the physician.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Radiation exposure to physicians' hands during interventional procedures with computed tomography (CT) fluoroscopic guidance may be high. A robot was developed that could hold, orient, and advance a needle, with CT fluoroscopic guidance. This robot could be either computer or joystick controlled. Twenty-three robotically guided percutaneous interventions were performed without complication. Physician radiation exposure was negligible during the CT fluoroscopy-guided procedures.
Medical subject headings
- Fluoroscopy
- Occupational Exposure
- Radiation Dosage
- Radiography, Interventional
- Radiology
- Robotics
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed