Diagnostic performance of real-time robotic arm-assisted F-FDG PET/CT-guided percutaneous biopsy in metabolically active abdominal and pelvic lesions.

Journal: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility and diagnostic performance of F-FDG PET/CT-guided biopsy of abdominal and pelvic lesions with automated robotic arm (ARA) assistance.

Authors

  • Rajender Kumar
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
  • Bhagwant Rai Mittal
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India. brmittal@yahoo.com.
  • Anish Bhattacharya
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
  • Harmandeep Singh
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
  • Amanjit Bal
    Department of Pathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
  • Shelvin Kumar Vadi
    Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
  • Ashwani Sood
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
  • Gaurav Prakash
    Department of Hemato-Oncology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
  • Harjeet Singh
    Department of Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
  • Aman Sharma
    Department of Rheumatology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.