Robotic assistant spinal angiography: a case report and technical considerations.

Journal: BMJ case reports
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Abstract

Robotic-assisted technology has shown to be promising in coronary and peripheral vascular interventions. Early case reports have also demonstrated its efficacy in neuro-interventions. However, there is no prior report demonstrating use of the robotic-assisted platform for spinal angiography. We report the feasibility of the robotic-assisted thoracic and lumbar spinal angiography.

Authors

  • Satoshi Tateshima
    Interventional Neuroradiology, Radiological Sciences, University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA stateshima@mednet.ucla.edu.
  • Hamidreza Saber
    a Wayne State Department of Neurology, Wayne State University , Detroit , MI , USA.
  • Geoffrey P Colby
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
  • Dieter Enzmann
  • Gary Duckwiler
    Interventional Neuroradiology, Radiological Sciences, University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.