Smartphone application with 3D-printed needle guide for faster and more accurate CT-guided interventions in a phantom

• Published in: Skeletal radiology Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 567 - 573
• Main Authors: Lui, Christopher, Polster, Rylan, Bullen, Jennifer, Baqui, Zeeshan, Ilaslan, Hakan, Neill, Matthew, Simpfendorfer, Claus, Altahawi, Faysal, Polster, Joshua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biopsy; Computed tomography; Graphical representations; Imaging; Lesions; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nuclear Medicine; Orthopedics; Pathology; Radiology; Real time; Smartphones; Software; Three dimensional printing; Intervention; Needle guidance; CT; Smartphone

Objective This study is to determine whether a needle guidance device combining a 3D-printed component with a smartphone would decrease the number of passes and time required to perform a standard CT-guided needle procedure in a phantom study. Materials and methods A 3D-printed mechanical guide with...