CT-Navigation™ for your CT-guided percutaneous interventions
Click on the bullets to discover CT-Navigation™ features. CT-Navigation™ is CE (CE 0459) marked and has FDA clearance.
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NaviKit™
NaviKit ™ is a single-use navigation device and is required for the insertion and follow-up of the needle during each intervention carried out with CT-Navigation ™
Needle tracking
Needle progress is continually monitored.
Educate and train
CT-Navigation™ is also being utilized as a training tool. Chosen by a major medical training centre (iLumens, Paris), it has been integrated into the interventional curriculum.
Control Scans
New scans can be pushed to the station (screen) at any time for better control of the procedure.
Positioning
CT-Navigation™ is useful in multi-probe procedures, allowing for greater accuracy when precision placement is key.
Guidance
After the optimal trajectory is selected by the radiologist, the needle holder serves as a guide to help navigate and avoid critical structures.
Pre-treatment planning
The physician moves the needle-holder over the patient’s skin and uses it as a guide to explore the anatomy and to plan the needle’s trajectory. Once the optimal trajectory is selected, our NaviKit™ allows for the guidance of one or more needles to the target.
Real time navigation
Composed of an electromagnetic transmitter and receiver, the locating device makes it possible to display the needle’s anticipated trajectory in real time in two reconstructed sections pushed from the CT scanner to the station.
♦ Phantom study involving 2 operators (junior & senior) and 4 dose reduction protocols
♦ Dose protocol, operator experience, obliquity and target location had no impact on accuracy
♦ The image quality and operator confidence decreased with dose reduction
D. Filippiadis, G. Velonakis, A. Mazioti, A. Tsochatzis, T. Vrachliotis, A. Kelekis, N. Kelekis – Medicina
♦ Review of the system: description, intended use, procedure details, main benefits and clinical data
♦ CT-Navigation could be considered as a first option in the diagnosis and/or treatment of lesions in difficult locations, even if further studies are necessary
J. A. Gómez Patiño, S. Méndez Alonso, M. Alfageme, R. González Costero, A. García Suárez, J. González Plaza, V. Perdomo Suriel, M. L. Collado Torres – ECR 2020
♦ Retrospective, comparative study involving 120 patients
♦ The system demonstrated a very high diagnostic success rate
♦ Radiation exposure & needle insertion time were significantly lower in the navigation group
♦ The use of CT-Navigation is efficient, reliable & safe for lung biopsy compared to conventional CT guidance
M. Lanouzière, O. Varbedian, O. Chevallier, L. Griviau, K. Guillen, R. Popoff, S.-L. Aho-Glélé and R. Loffroy – Diagnostics
♦ Case review of seven patients: 4 biopsies (hepatic, pulmonary, retroperitoneal and osseous lesions) and 3 ablations (pulmonary, pancreatic and hepatic carcinomas)
♦ The system was easily operated, facilitated pre-procedure planing and displayed an accurate needle trajectory
♦ Benefits for ablations (higher accuracy, better targeting of small lesions) and biopsies (fewer CT controls) without significant post-procedure complications
Yadiel Sánchez, BA, Dmitry S. Trifanov, MD, Taj M. Kattapuram, MD, Haiyang Tao, MD, PhD, Anand M. Prabhakar, MD, MBA, Ronald S. Arellano, MD, Raul N. Uppot, MD – Journal of the American College of Radiology
♦ Prospective controlled multicenter study protocol (500 patients maximum)
♦ The aim is to assess the safety, efficacy and performance within the 2 patient groups
RC. Rouchy, A. Moreau-Gaudry, E. Chipon, S. Aubry, L. Pazart, B. Lapuyade, M. Durand, M. Hajjam, S. Pottier, B. Renard, R. Logier, X. Orry, A. Cherifi, E. Quehen, G. Kervio, O. Favelle, F. Patat, E. De Kerviler, C. Hughes, M. Medici, J. Ghelfi, A. Mounier & I. Bricault – Trials
♦ Prospective controlled study involving 120 patients
♦ Accuracy improved by a factor of 2 (when using the navigation system)
♦ Fewer acquisition scans: 2 vs 3 (when using the navigation system)
