F-FDG PET/CT-Guided Real-Time Automated Robotic Arm-Assisted Needle Navigation for Percutaneous Biopsy of Hypermetabolic Bone Lesions: Diagnostic Performance and Clinical Impact.

Journal: AJR. American journal of roentgenology
Published Date: Nov 1, 2018

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to establish the feasibility, safety, diagnostic performance, and clinical impact of real-time intraprocedural F-FDG PET/CT-guided automated robotic arm-assisted biopsy of hypermetabolic marrow or bone lesions.

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.
  • Gaurav Prakash
    Department of Hemato-Oncology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
  • Navneet Singh
    Pulmonary Medicine, Lung Cancer Clinic, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.

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